centre seconds and blued steel non-luminous hands
soiling evident on the cover
the hanger inscribed FILII VETERANORUM
oxidation evident on the crown
as part of Major General Graf von Kielmannsegge's 1st Hanoverian Brigade Von Reden and his men occupied the wood that screened Hougoumont's buildings from artillery fire from the south
Italy, Kingdom. A Medal For The Unification Of Italy, Type Ii (1848-1918) Hold centre seconds and blued steel(Medaglia a ricordo dell'Unit d'Italia). Instituted in 1883, revised in 1922. In bronze, maker marked "MARIO NELLI INC." and engraver marked "C. RIVALTA MOD." on the obverse, marked "CBC" on the reverse, measuring 32 mm (w) x 38. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, edge nicks, bruised, light contact, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Type II version of the Commemorative Medal for the Unification of Italy was instituted on January