Milan, Italy (Kingdom), large silver medal, 1870, commemorating the annexation of Rome and Lazio to the Kingdom of Italy, by F. Broggi and L. Seregni, rare. 125.77 grams; 62mm. Obverse with Italia holding the shield a Savoy with broken chains at her feet and a radiant rising sun behind, the she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus nearby with St. Peter's in the background, inside legend ITALIAM LAETO SOCII CLAMORE SALVTANT, with S.P.Q.R in exergue below; reverse with C. IN.DUNO DIS. / BROGGI E SEREGNI INC.; Reverse: MILANO / E IL SVO TERITORIO / A RICORDANZA / DEL PLEBISCITO ROMANO / CHE INTEGRAVA / LA VNITA NAZIONALE / IL II DI OTTOBRE / MDCCCLXX encompassed by an intricate border containing the shields of Milan, Abbiategrasso, Gallarate, Lodi, and Monza. Highly lustrous AU with minor marks in fields and rim-nicks, very rare in silver (first we have seen or heard of).
($350-500)