Italy WW2 Red Cross Nurse School Medal in Silver 800 by Picchiani & Barlacchi Named 1938

Italy: WW2 Red Cross Nurse School Medal.
Rare example marked "800" (for silver purity) 
and maker marked "11-FI" (for Picchiani & 
Barlacchi, Firenze).
Officially attributed to: De Angelis Bianca, 
Rome 1938. 
On the obverse: "Geneva Convention, 22 Aug. 
1864"
On the reverse: Nurse School, Italian Red 
Cross.
The medal was instituted in 1910 and was 
awarded to Volunteer Nurses on graduation, 
following the respective 3 years long course.
The medal remained in use during the period 
of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic (or 
Republic of Salo)
A rare medal.

FULL SIZE 

Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 

Item 100% original - original ribbon 

Condition as on the photos 

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