Italy, Kingdom. A Women Of Libya Red Cross Table Medal 1911-1912 Auction Archive with one wing spread open

with one wing spread open

limited evidence of surface rust

It ranked as the supreme distinction for exceptional deeds and acts of gallantry on the field of battle and was the highest war decoration for those who took part in the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 and the Asia Minor Campaign of 1921-1922

one exhibiting oxidation)

Constructed of a 360 mm-long leather strap bearing multiple rows of machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire bisected by a single band of red machine embroidery

Italy, Kingdom. A Women Of Libya Red Cross Table Medal 1911-1912 Auction Archive with one wing spread openIn bronze, obverse illustrating two nurses, one standing and one sitting, attending to a wounded soldier, with a large tent and a group of soldiers in the background, inscribed in Latin "INSIGNIS CHARITAS" (Capital Charity) below and marked with the engraver's interlocking initials "GO", reverse illustrating a pelican feeding two of its young above the Italian coat of arms, inscribed in Italian "ALL' OPERA APOSTOLICA DELLA SANITA MILITARE E DELLA