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Auction: 329 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 563

Papal States. Mentana Cross, 1867. German Silver (for non-commissioned officers and enlisted men). 49 (including ring ball) x 41 mm. On ribbon. Awarded to the 3,000 troops of the Pontifex and corps of 2,000 French soldiers who defeated Garibaldi at the Battle of Mentana, stopping his attempt to take Rome.