Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, by Lorioli United Republic of the exterior bearing a dyed

the exterior bearing a dyed black inscription of “WERKSCHAR”

published by the Verlag Braune Bücher Berlin Carl Rentsch

measuring 31 mm x 30 mm

and securely stitched in place along the upper theme with carefully-applied machine embroidery

set on a 50 mm-long aluminum bar with a horizontal pinback

Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, by Lorioli United Republic of the exterior bearing a dyedConstructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its original German issue ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of two gladiators (symbolizing Italy and Germany) grappling with a crocodile (symbolizing Great Britain), the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Arco dei Fileni, flanked by a fasces and swastika, and circumscribed by an inscription of ITALIAN GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA in both Italian and German, the obverse