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

Commemorative gold medal to Colonel Siciliani first quarter of the 20th century 34 mm A beautiful handcrafted gold medal offered by veterans of the Great War residing in Brazil to Colonel Siciliani during his service at the Italian Embassy in Brazil as a military attaché. The medal features a polychrome enamel application with a small white swallowtail cross featuring a central disc with an Adrian helmet, 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, in charge of drafting the war bulletins, was the material author of the Victory Bulletin of 4 November 1918 After the war he held various positions in the Royal Army: he collaborated with Pietro Badoglio in 1920, was military attaché in Rio de Janeiro in 1924, was aide-de-camp to King Vittorio Emanuele III until 1926, when he was given command of the Alpine Hunters.