Italy, Kingdom. A Medal of Military Valor, Bronze Grade, Awarded to Italian Painter Mario Tozzi Newly Listed with the exterior lined with

with the exterior lined with dark purple canvas

measuring 37 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)

Accompanied by a Letter from the Department of the Navy (addressed to his parents

the furthest pair of holes from the left end are much larger than the other seven pairs

Italy, Kingdom. A Medal of Military Valor, Bronze Grade, Awarded to Italian Painter Mario Tozzi Newly Listed with the exterior lined with(Al valore militare). Instituted in 1793. In bronze, the obverse bearing the Savoy cross within a laurel wreath and mounted by a crown, encircled by the words AL VALORE MILITARE, the reverse bearing the inscription SOLDATO TOZZI MARIO in the center, MEDIO PIAVE 17 21 GIUGNO 1918 around the top and the bottom of the edge, 33. 4 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The recipient of this medal is Mario Tozzi (1895 1979), an Italian