▁by ▁King ▁Victor ▁Em manuel ▁II ▁of ▁S ardin ia ▁for ▁bra very ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁( 1 8 5 5 - 1 8 5 6 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁S ardin ian ▁Medal ▁of ▁Military ▁Val or . ▁ ▁Rib bon ▁and ▁medal ▁ ▁A ▁silver ▁medal ▁with ▁a ▁blue ▁water ed ▁rib bon . ▁ ▁The ▁ob verse ▁shows ▁a ▁crown ▁with ▁la ure l ▁and ▁pal m ▁branch ▁surrounding ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Sav oy , ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription ▁" Al ▁Val ore ▁Milit are ". ▁The ▁reverse ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁" Sp ed izione ▁d ' Ori ente ▁ 1 8 5 4 - 1 8 5 6 " ▁outside ▁a ▁la ure l ▁w re ath , ▁with ▁the ▁name , ▁rank ▁and ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁recip ient ▁usually ▁eng ra ved ▁within ▁the ▁w re ath . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁awards ▁to ▁the ▁S ardin ian ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Corps ▁and ▁other ▁al lied ▁soldiers , ▁the ▁medal ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁ 4 5 0 ▁spe cially ▁selected ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁British ▁Army . ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁gave ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁medal ▁to ▁be ▁worn ▁by ▁British ▁serv ic emen ▁in ▁uniform . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁British ▁Crime an ▁War ▁Medal ▁Turkish ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Med j id ie ▁Turkish ▁Crime a ▁Medal ▁Balt ic ▁Medal ▁L ég ion ▁d ' honneur ▁Méd aille ▁militaire ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links