Italy, Fascist State. Three Medals & Awards

CCNN 1st Blackshirt Division Founding Commemorative Medal (in bronze, obverse illustrating a large fasces inscribed vertically "COMBATTERE / OBBEDIRE / CREDERE" (Fight / Obey / Believe), fronted by a series of banners and bayonets, inscribed with the date "23 MARZO 1919" (the units founding date) at the upper right and "1° DIV.CCNN" (Camicie Nere) below, reverse illustrating a spread-winged eagle, its talons gripping a fasces, above the inscription "IMPLACABILE" and framed by an open-ended wreath composed of branches of laurel leaves and oak leaves, measuring 30.8 mm (w) x 34 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, spotting); National Weapon of Genius Association, Fourth Meeting of the Italian Engineers at Florence Medal 1914 (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a soldier standing in front of a wall and blowing a trumpet, the statue of a lion on a pedestal in the background at the left, surrounded by the inscription "23 25 5 XIV-IV° ADUNATA DEI GENIERI D'ITALIA FIRENZE", reverse illustrating a spread-winged eagle standing upon a fasces and surmounted by a crown, a shield on its chest bearing a grenade above crossed axes, a ribbon banner passing through its talons inscribed "TENACE / INFATICABILE / SILENTE", surrounded by the inscription "ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE ARMA GENIO", measuring 35.5 mm (w) x 40.2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension); and Military Chaplain Antonio Amendola's Donation to his Legionaries Religious Commemorative Medal (in blackened bronze, obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of a helmeted Benito Mussolini, surrounded by the two-line inscription "ANTONIUS AMENDOLA DE' T. CENT. CAPP.-AFRICA.HISPANIA A.XIV.XVII / DIVAE ROMAE IMPERIVM TE DVCE RESVRGIT VRBSCVE TIBI ORBIS PLAVSVM ALMA DICAT", all within a full wreath of laurel leaves and oak leaves, reverse illustrating a crowned Virgin Mary and a crowned Christ Child fronting a large cross and backed by emanating rays, the arms of the cross inscribed with the letters, clockwise from the left: "I. / H. / S. / V.", inscribed between the arms, clockwise from the upper left: "VIRGO / MATER / SACRI / CORDIS", each of the words above three stars, all backed by a full wreath of laurel leaves and oak leaves, 32.2 mm (w) x 35 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, scattered wear in the blackened finish). Near extremely fine.