WWII German-Italian African Campaign Medal – Italienisch-Deutsche Erinnerungsmedaille Afrika – Lorioli Milano

Original WWII Italienisch-Deutsche Erinnerungsmedaille für den Feldzug in Afrika (German-Italian African Campaign Medal), commonly referred to by collectors as the Afrika Medal.

The medal retains its original ribbon and is maker marked: Lorioli, Milano

to the reverse, identifying the well-known Italian manufacturer responsible for producing these campaign awards during the war.

The obverse features the memorial arch flanked by fasces and swastika symbolism with surrounding inscription commemorating the German-Italian campaign in North Africa. The reverse depicts German and Italian soldiers in combat against a British tank, one of the most recognizable wartime medal designs associated with the North African campaign.

Instituted in 1942 by the Kingdom of Italy, the medal was awarded to German and Italian personnel who served in the North African theatre alongside the Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee and associated Axis forces under difficult desert combat conditions.

The medal displays attractive untouched age patina throughout with honest wartime wear and age. Ribbon remains attached and shows period use and storage wear consistent with age.

A very desirable original Axis campaign award connected to the North African campaign and the fighting of the Afrika Korps.

Condition exactly as shown in the photographs.