Italian Army Deluxe Enamelled Metal Pin

OFFICIAL ITALIAN ARMY PRODUCT WITH ANTI-COUNTERFEITING GUARANTEE HOLOGRAM

These items are produced according to very specific production standards dictated by the Ministry of Defense.

Enamelled metal pin, size 1.5 x 1 cm

The pin is contained in a small hard plastic case with clip closure measuring 3 x 3 x 2 cm

The Italian Army (EI) is the land component of the Italian armed forces, which also includes the Navy, the Air Force and the Carabinieri, all of which depend on the Chief of the Defence Staff and are part of the Ministry of Defence.


Born as the Royal Army in 1861 on the occasion of the Unification of Italy from the nucleus of the Sardinian Army, it took on its current name after the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946. After the transition phase of the Second World War, a period during which some units were still under Allied control, Italy's entry into NATO led to a reorganization and modernization of the Army in order to counter any possible military action by the Warsaw Pact forces. The changing international scenarios have meant that the Italian Army has also participated in various peacekeeping missions under the aegis of the UN or NATO, such as the Ibis mission in Somalia which began in 1992 as part of the UNITAF mission or the UNMIBH in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which lasted from 1995 to 2002.