Italy. A Medal of Merit for the Liberation of Rome 1870

In bronze, unmarked, measuring 32.3 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Medal of Merit for the Liberation of Rome was instituted on September 27, 1870 by the Provisional Government of Rome and awarded to those who took part in the defence and liberation of Rome from 1849 to 1870, the Italian troops marching into the city and annexed it into the united Italian Kingdom. In 1870, following the Franco-Prussian War, France could no longer guarantee the Independence of the Papal States, with the Italian Forces seizing the opportunity and storming the city the same year. After the seizure of the city, the Italian Kingdom moved its capital from Florence to Rome in 1871.

This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.