Italy, Kingdom. A Rare Military Parachuting Centre Medal Newly Listed 03 mm (w) x 60

03 mm (w) x 60

12 mm (w) x 48

now with the 17th Reserve Battalion

there was a brief moment of anxiety when a large man-of-war started out of the harbor

with the white

Italy, Kingdom. A Rare Military Parachuting Centre Medal Newly Listed 03 mm (w) x 60In silver, obverse featuring a paratrooper bearing a rifle as part of the ground forces, with three paratroopers and a plane above, reverse illustrating a upward pointing gladius and wings backed by an open parachute in the centre, flanked by "EL ALAMEIN" above "GRIZZANO" on the left and "TAKRUNA" above "FILOTTRANO" on the right, with "FOLGORE NEMBO" below, surrounded by the inscription "CENTRO MILITARE DI PARACADUTISMO" (Military Parachuting Centre)