Italy, Kingdom. Two Sicilies. An Expedition Of The Thousand Volunteers Medal, C.1860 Newly Listed of which 73 were recaptured

of which 73 were recaptured

missing its insignia on the obverse) and a King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Commemorative Coronation Medal 1937 (bronze gilt

his final destination listed as Johannesburg

swimming and skating

A DRK (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz/German Red Cross) membership armband

Italy, Kingdom. Two Sicilies. An Expedition Of The Thousand Volunteers Medal, C.1860 Newly Listed of which 73 were recapturedIn silver, unmarked, measuring 30. 7 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Expedition of the Thousand Volunteers Medal was instituted on June 21, 1860. The Expedition of the Thousand was an event of the Italian Risorgimento that took place in 1860. A corps of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto, near Genoa (now Quarto dei Mille) and landed in Marsala, Sicily, in order to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled