Description
An Italian Al Valore Militaire Medal - Type II(1887-1943)
2nd Class - Silvered zinc
struck off strength of No
Medal struck in bronze gilt (type 2)
Hostile shelling was rather severe in this sector
Canada, Dominion. A Set of M1904 97th Algonquin Rifles Badges Auction Archive An Italian Al Valore Militaire1. Cap Badge in blackened bronze, reverse with dual lugs and marked J. R. Gaunt, Montreal, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 35 mm (w), 2. Matching sets of m1904 collar badges, blackened bronze, marked on reverse, 39. 1 mm (w) x 29. 2 mm (h); 3. 97th Algonquin Shoulder title, in blackened bronze, marked on reverse J. R. Gaunt & Sons BIRM, 24. 1 mm (h) x 51. 5 mm (w), near extremely fine as a lot and better examples of these early badges are likely not to be