Italy, Kingdom. A Medal of Military Valor, Bronze Grade, Awarded to Italian Painter Mario Tozzi Newly Listed red velvet recessed medal bed

red velvet recessed medal bed

marked with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/161” for Anton Markovskys Söhne

measuring 37 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)

with the exterior lined with dark purple canvas

dated 20 April 1943

Italy, Kingdom. A Medal of Military Valor, Bronze Grade, Awarded to Italian Painter Mario Tozzi Newly Listed red velvet recessed medal bed(Al valore militare). Instituted in 1793. In bronze, the obverse bearing the Savoy cross within a laurel wreath and mounted by a crown, encircled by the words AL VALORE MILITARE, the reverse bearing the inscription SOLDATO TOZZI MARIO in the center, MEDIO PIAVE 17 21 GIUGNO 1918 around the top and the bottom of the edge, 33. 4 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The recipient of this medal is Mario Tozzi (1895 1979), an Italian