Comune Of Brescia Commemorative Campaign Medal, 1849 Auction Jubilee Medal 1897 - Bronze

Jubilee Medal 1897 - Bronze Version

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Comune Of Brescia Commemorative Campaign Medal, 1849 Auction Jubilee Medal 1897 - BronzeIn bronze, engraved to "GIUSEPPE BRESCIANI" on the reverse, 38. 8mm, near VF. Footnote: This medal was issued by Decree on March 17, 1886, commemorating the Ten Days of Brescia, a revolt that broke out in the northern Italian city of that name, lasting from March 23 to April 1, 1849. In the early 19th century Brescia was part of the Austrian puppet state called the Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia. The revolt, headed by the patriot Tito Speri, began on the