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Italy. Commemorative Medal of the National Fascist Confederation of Commerce. Fascist Ventennio, 1922–1943.
Medal dating from the period of the Italian Fascist regime. It bears the inscription “CONFEDERAZIONE NAZIONALE FASCISTA DEL COMMERCIO” (National Fascist Confederation of Commerce), an organisation incorporated into the corporatist system established under Benito Mussolini’s regime.
The design features an eagle with outstretched wings, inspired by the symbolism of ancient Rome and widely adopted by Italian Fascism. Beneath its talons is a fascio littorio, or fasces, one of the principal emblems of the regime, associated with the authority and unity of the State.
Made of silver and marked “900”.
Italian medal from the Fascist period.
