France. A Medal Of The 1859 Italian Campaign Auction Archive SCHRADER” etched onto the left

SCHRADER” etched onto the left side

measuring 51 mmx 41 mm

obverse with central raised “W”

He signed his CEF Attestation Paper with the 85th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders"

surrounded on the outer ring by the inscription "ARMY TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION 1897"

France. A Medal Of The 1859 Italian Campaign Auction Archive SCHRADER” etched onto the leftIn silver, engraver marked "BARRE" on the obverse, 30. 5 mm, original ribbon, surface wear, very fine. The Commemorative Medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign was established by Napoleon III, following the 1859 French campaign in Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence. Early in 1815, there was a powerful popular movement in favour of national unification throughout the Italian peninsula. This idea, championed by the King of Sardinia Victor