An Italian Commemorative Medal for the Fascist Campaign "Italy Now and Always" 1923, Bronze Grade

Bronze, inscribed "PER L'ITALIA ORA E SEMPRE" (Italy Now and Always) on the reverse, 32.8 mm, original ribbon, spotting, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The medal was created in 1923 after the coming to power of the Fascists in Italy, on the first anniversary of the March on Rome. Although not officially authorized, the medal was worn in the same way as other campaign medals and awarded to those who had participated in the Fascist rise to power from the formation of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento (Italian Fighting League) by Benito Mussolini on February 23, 1919, to the Marcia su Roma (March on Rome) of October 28, 1922 and Mussolini’s assumption of power in Italy three days later.