Italian/German African Campaign Medal

The Italian/German African campaign medal was introduced by the Italian government in the spring of 1942 to commemorate the actions of the DAK, Deutsche Afrika Korps.

Die struck alloy metal medal features two embossed, stylized gladiators, representing Germany and Italy, slaying a crocodile, representing Great Britain to the obverse. The reverse has the embossed Feleni arch, the Royal Knot of the House of Savoy a fasces and a swastika. The outer border of the reverse has embossed script in both Italian and German “Campagna Italo-Tedesca in Africa”, and, “Italienisch-Deutscher Feldzug in Afrika” (Italian-German Campaign in Africa). The obverse of the medal has the embossed designer’s and manufacturer’s names, “De Marchis” and, “Lorioli Milano” respectively. The medal has an integral ribbon suspension bar and comes complete a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon in both the German and Italian national colors. The medal is in good condition and has virtually all of it’s original bronze color paint wash still intact.

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