France, Iii Republic. A Veteran's Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 Hold Machine-embroidered black and gold-coloured threading

Machine-embroidered black and gold-coloured threading

with very finely detailed Luftwaffe eagle

Romolo and his brother both enlisted into the 79th Manitoba Battalion on November 1915

taping on the backside

France, Iii Republic. A Veteran's Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 Hold Machine-embroidered black and gold-coloured threadingIn silvered bronze, obverse illustrating a French helmet above the stacked dates "1914" and "1918", within a wreath formed by branches of oak leaves and laurel leaves, inscribed on the arms, clockwise from the left "AISNE MARNE MEUSE SOMME YSER VARDAR", backed by crossed swords, reverse illustrating a knight on horseback brandishing a sword in his right hand and holding a shield bearing a lion in hie left hand, inscribed "VIRTUTI" below, inscribed