France, Ii Empire. Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 certificate_of_authenticity Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría

Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría (1788-1845) was a leading military and political figure in the early Nineteenth Century wars of independence against Spain and in the newly-independent Republic of Venezuela

depicting a national eagle (Hoheitszeichen)

the front cover embossed with an ornate floral design and inscribed "PHOTOGRAPHS"

Pforzheim” in black ink

Edith Minnie Gammon of Maidstone

France, Ii Empire. Commemorative Medal Of The Italian Campaign 1859 certificate_of_authenticity Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría(Mdaille commmorative de la campagne d'Italie de 1859). Instituted in 1859. In silver, engraver marked "SACRISTIAN. P." on the obverse, measuring 30. 7 mm in diameter, crazing evident on the reverse, original ribbon, better than very fine. Footnote: The Commemorative Medal of the Italian Campaign 1859 was established by Napoleon III, following the 1859 French campaign in Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence, and awarded on propositions