| Commemorative Medal of the Spanish Campaign | |
| Presenter: | Fascist Italy |
| Type: | Commemorative medal |
| Eligibility: | Military and civilian personnel |
| Awarded For: | Service during the Italian intervention in the Spanish Civil War |
| Status: | Abolished 13 December 2010 |
| Established: | 6 June 1940 |
| Higher: | Commemorative Medal of the African Campaigns |
| Lower: | Commemorative Medal of the War Period 1940-43 |
| Image2 Size: | 106px |
The Commemorative Medal of the Spanish Campaign (Italian: Medaglia commemorativa della campagna di Spagna) was a decoration awarded by the Kingdom of Italy during its period of Fascist rule under Prime Minister Benito Mussolini to personnel who took part in the Italian military intervention in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939.
King Victor Emmanuel III established the Commemorative Medal of the Spanish Campaign with Royal Decree Number 1244 of 6 June 1940.[1]
After deeming it obsolete, the Italian Republic abolished the medal with Presidential Decree Number 248 on 13 December 2010.[2]
Eligibility for the award extended to:[3]
The medal consists of a bronze disc with a diameter of and a hook attachment.
The obverse depicts a naked knight brandishing a sword and riding a steed trampling a serpent and a hammer and sickle. The horse is led by a winged victory who holds a laurel wreath on his right.
The reverse depicts a slight relief of the Iberian Peninsula and the tip of Ceuta. Superimposed on the peninsula is the inscription Guerra Por La Liberation Y Unidad De Espagna 17 Julio 1936 ("War for the Liberation and Unity of Spain 17 July 1936"). The head of a winged medusa is on the upper edge above the inscription. Below the inscription is the symbol of the Kingdom of Spain, consisting of the royal coat of arms of Spain between the Pillars of Hercules wrapped in a cartouche.
The 37mm ribbon has seven vertical lines. Two 3mm black lines, on the left and right edges, symbolize Italian fascism. Between the black lines are five lines — three 6mm red lines alternating with two 6.5mm yellow lines — in the colors of the flag of Spain.