- Time Period: Pre World War I
- Institution: 21 November 1912
- Country: Italy
The Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911-1912 was instituted by Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy on 21 November 1912 for all civilian personnel and Italian and colonial troops who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911 to 1912.
The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War (or Trablusgarp Savaşı, “Tripolitanian War” in Turkish and Guerra di Libia, “Libyan War” in Italian) was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from September 29, 1911, to October 18, 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captured the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet (province), of which the main sub-provinces (sanjaks) were Fezzan, Cyrenaica, and Tripoli itself. These territories together formed what became known as Italian Libya.
The Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War Design
The medal is shaped like an oval and struck in bronze.
The obverse shows the profile of King Vittorio Emanuele III. The reverse of the Turkey Medal bears the inscription “GUERRA ITALO-TURCA 1911-12”. The reverse of the Libya Medal bears the inscription, “LIBIA”. The medal can have the “1911-12” bar for the Turkish campaign, and a “1912” and/or “1913”, or “1912-13” bar for the Libyan campaign.
The ribbon consists of blue and red stripes.
