The award was established by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Spain to give it to veterans of the Garibaldi brigades for their service and personal courage shown during the National Liberation War of 1943-1945. The medal is a bronze five-pointed star; each point has two sides, each one is polished. The centre of the star is decorated with a relief image of the national hero of Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi. The profile portrait is turned to the left. The reverse is covered with an inscription, which reads: “Guerra di liberazione Nazionale”, along the edges and, “Brigate Garibaldi”, in the centre; at the bottom one reads the date “1943 – 1945” (The National Liberation War / Garibaldi Brigades). All the inscriptions are relief. The top point of the medal has an eye for the ring, through which one may pull a ribbon.
Garibaldi medal (Garibaldi Star)
Italy ,
1967
МЗСБ ОФ 195/3
35.5 x 35.5 x 4 mm; with suspension: 70 x 37 x 4 mm
metal, fabric, stamping, weaving
A gift from Luigi Longo, the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Italy.
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Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
Egypt ,
May 1959
Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
A gift from Mussa Araf, the Minister of Public Works of the Egyptian region of the United Arab Republic, in May 1959, United Arab Republic, Egyptian region. The name card inside of the jewel box reads: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad to remember their never fading heroism”.
Medal with the image of the defenders of Port Said (in the case)
Egypt ,
Medal with the image of the defenders of Port Said (in the case)
The medal is dedicated to the Suez Crises (it is also called Sinai War, the Second Arab-Israeli war or the tripartite aggression), the international conflict that was on from October 1956 to March 1957 due to the fight for having control over the Suez Canal. The obverse has three armed Egyptians that are repelling the Anglo-Franco-Israeli amphibious attack coming from the sea and the air landing near the city of Port-Said. On the reverse there is a portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the UAR President, painted in profile.