167 - Commemorative gold medal for Colonel Siciliani, first quarter of the 20th century 34 mm

Commemorative gold medal for Colonel Siciliani, first quarter of the 20th century 34 mm A beautiful handcrafted gold medal presented to Colonel Siciliani by veterans of World War I living in Brazil during his service at the Italian Embassy in Brazil as a military attaché. The medal features a polychrome enamel design with a small white swallowtail cross, centered on a disc depicting an Adrian helmet—the symbol of the veterans’ associations—and the inscription “La Colonia al veteran” (The Colony to the veteran). On the reverse, engraved with a burin, is the dedication “E i revet al colonne Domenico Siciliani, São Paulo, maggio 1924” (And the veterans to Colonel Domenico Siciliani, São Paulo, May 1924). Weight: 23 grams. General Siciliani, who was in charge of drafting the war bulletins, was the principal author of the Victory Bulletin of November 4, 1918. After the war, he held various positions in the Royal Army: he collaborated with Pietro Badoglio in 1920, served as military attaché in Rio de Janeiro in 1924, and was aide-de-camp to King Victor Emmanuel III until 1926, when he was given command of the Alpine Hunters.