Italy: Medal for the Fiume Expedition 1919 for Sale

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Italy: Medal for the Fiume Expedition 1919 For Sale

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Italy: Medal for the Fiume Expedition 1919:
$275.00

Italy: Medal for the Fiume Expedition 1919. Scarce original giltbronze medal awarded to the volunteer “legionaires” that joined soldier-poetGabriele D’Annunzio (pictured) in his illegal occupation of the city of Fiume(now Rijeka, Croatia) in September 1919. The city had an ethnic Italian majority,and Italy expected to annex the city as part of the Paris PeaceConference. When that didn’t happen, D’Annunziodecided to seize the city himself; he evacuated the city in December 1920 onlyafter an Italian battleship bombarded the city. The medal was created by RoyalDecree in January 1926 and initially awarded only to M.V.S.N. (Black Shirt)members (see Bini, Dimitri. OfficialMilitary and Civilian Medals of the Kingdom of Italy (2008) p. 156). Themedal is in near extremely fine condition, with some of the original gilt gone; otherwise it is in extremely fine condition; on the original ribbon, which colors were the same as the Fiume flag. There arereproductions of this medal being sold; this is an original. Authenticityguaranteed; 14-day return privilege (30 days overseas), excluding postage,provided item is returned in same condition when sold. Items will be shippedUSPS Priority Mail; will combine postage for multiple purchases.