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Milan, Italy, large silver medal, annexation of Rome and unification of Italy, 1870, by F. Broggi an

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Milan, Italy, large silver medal, annexation of Rome and unification of Italy, 1870, by F. Broggi an
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Milan, Italy, large silver medal, annexation of Rome and unification of Italy, 1870, by F. Broggi and L. Seregni. 125.77 grams; 62 mm. Obverse with standing Italia holding the shield of Savoy with broken chains at her feet and a radiant rising sun behind, she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus nearby with St. Peter's in the background, legend ITALIAM LAETO SOCII CLAMORE SALVTANT, exergue S.P.Q.R above G. INDUNO DIS. / BROGGI E SEREGNI INC.; reverse with MILANO / E IL SVO TERRITORIO / A RICORDANZA / DEL PLEBISCITO ROMANO / CHE INTEGRAVA / LA VNITA NAZIONALE / IL II DI OTTOBRE / MDCCCLXX within intricate border containing the shields of Milan, Abbiategrasso, Gallarate, Lodi, and Monza. Struck for celebrations in Milan for the plebiscite of 2 October 1870 and the annexation of Rome and Lazio to the Kingdom of Italy (the Italian Parliament was moved to Rome in 1871). Somewhat scarce in silver, highly lustrous AU+ with only minor rim-nicks and marks in fields.