Italy, Kingdom. A Medal For The Libyan Campaigns, C.1914 Newly Listed maker marked "VA" (Vincent Mayer)

maker marked "VA" (Vincent Mayer) on the loop

exhibiting slight wear

less than a month after enlistment but his "absence (was) satisfactorily explained" when he returned on the 12th

red cover with white inside

Son: Kennkarte

Italy, Kingdom. A Medal For The Libyan Campaigns, C.1914 Newly Listed maker marked "VA" (Vincent Mayer)Medaglia commemorativa della campagne di Libia. Instituted in 1913. In silver, engraver marked "S. J." (Stefano Johnson) on the obverse, measuring 32 mm in diameter, edge nicks, light contact, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on September 6, 1913 by Royal Decree No. 1913 and awarded to soldiers and civilians who served in Libya from the peace treaty of October 18, 1912 with the Ottoman Empire to the beginning of the