Italy, Kingdom. An 8th Artillery Gunners Rally At Fiume Medal 1940 Archive suspended from a correct replacement

suspended from a correct replacement ribbon

With head of King Otto on obverse

Before being drafted

Denison Smock: Fabricated from heavy grade cotton twill

the tab is backed with beige colored buckram (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue)

Italy, Kingdom. An 8th Artillery Gunners Rally At Fiume Medal 1940 Archive suspended from a correct replacementIn bronze, obverse illustrating a standing modern Italian soldier, beside a standing ancient Roman soldier with spear and shield, backed by two artillery guns, an eagle flanked by fasces and standing upon a pedestal inscribed "ROMA" at the right, reverse illustrating a church and its adjoining bell tower, the City of Fiume coat of arms at the top, the Artillery insignia bearing the Italian eagle above crossed cannons and surmounted by the Royal crown