Vatican. A Medal For Roman Firefighters Hold before he returned to Canada

before he returned to Canada

The tan headband is a simulated leather

After he lost his life

consisting of 1) A Long Service Medal ribbon

and ill-suited storage conditions

Vatican. A Medal For Roman Firefighters Hold before he returned to CanadaMedaglia per i corpo dei pomperi di Roma. Instituted in 1865. In bronze, obverse illustrating the right facing bust of Pope Pius IX, surrounded by the Latin inscription "PIVS IX PONTIFEX MAXIMVS", engraver marked "N. G." below the bust, reverse inscribed in Latin "COHORTI VIGILVM VRBAN EXPERIMENTO PVBLICE EXHIBITO XII CAL IVN MDCCCLXV", measuring 26. 3 mm in diameter, edge nicks, replacement ribbon, near extremely fine.