Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy, 1848 - 1918.

The medal consists of a bronze disc with a diameter of 32 mm.
On the obverse: the effigy of the bare-headed king, facing left, surrounded on the edge by the legend "Vittorio Emanuele III Re d'Italia"; on the bottom hem the names of the engraver "Mario Nelli Inc." and the model maker "C. Rivalta Mod.".
On the reverse: in the center the inscription "Unità d'Italia 1848–1918" with around, on the edge, a closed laurel wreath, tied at the bottom by a double volute knot; under the knot the manufacturer's initials: "C B C" (Casa Benvenuto Cellini).
Awarded for: Participation in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Italian Wars of Independence.
Presented by: The Kingdom of Italy.
Eligibility: Italian soldiers and officers.
Campaign(s): Unification of Italy.
Status: Discontinued on 13 December 2010.
Established:19 January 1922.
The Italian Risorgimento (Resurgence, Unification) was celebrated by a series of medals set up by the three kings who ruled during the long process of unification – the Commemorative Medal for the Campaigns of the War of Independence and the various versions of the Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy, which were granted by the Kingdom of Italy to those who had taken part in the military operations which had led to Italian independence and later to all who participated in the First World War, since at that time it was traditionally held that Italy completed its unification with the annexation of the Trentino.
Its final awards were to participants in the March on Rome and the Impresa di Fiume.