Italy - Fascist Colonies badge 22x15 Blackshirts Ethiopia...

Bronze plaque 22x15 ROME MAY 9 1936 - XIV" referring to the proclamation of the Empire of Ethiopia, in the fourteenth year of the fascist era. Subject: Depicts a soldier or militiaman in a blackshirt with helmet and spade (to symbolize the work of reclamation and the building of the empire), surrounded by ears of wheat, a fasces, and a star. • Visible inscriptions: • "The Italian people created the empire with blood - they will fertilize it with their work" • The signature "MUSSOLINI" on the side • The date "ROME MAY 9 1936 - XIV E.F." (Year XIV of the Fascist Era) at the bottom left. Attention... I do not ship to the United States

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