Zanzibar. A Zanzibar Exhibition medal, 1905 United Republic of An Italian Alpini Association African

An Italian Alpini Association African Campaign Medal -  Blackened bronze

Instituted 16 January 1842

the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of “FÜR TREUE IN DER ARBEIT” (“FOR FAITHFUL LABOUR”)

3d Class Breast Star with White Distinction

The certificate is crafted on the back of a 143 mm x 203 mm piece map

Zanzibar. A Zanzibar Exhibition medal, 1905 United Republic of An Italian Alpini Association AfricanIn bronze gilt, the obverse bearing a clove plantation, the reverse with the name of Sultan Sayyid Ali bin Hamid (1902 1911) in Arabic within a wreath, measures 34. 5 in diameter, gilt wear, replacement ribbon, remains in very fine condition.