Military medal of the Italian campaign 1859 (France)

Military medal of the Italian campaign 1859 (France)

Medal awarded on August 11, 1859 by Napoleon III for those soldiers who were participating in the Italian campaign.

It is a silver medal where the reverse bears the legend Campagne d'Italie 1859 and the list of battles fought: Montebello, Palestro, Turbigo, Magenta, Marignan, Solferino.

On the obverse is the face of Napoleon III looking to the left and wreathed in a laurel wreath. Below it is the engraver's signature "BARRE" (Albert Désiré Barre, 1818 - 1878).