Built in 1961, the monument commemorates Garibaldi's visit to Taganrog in April 1833, and it celebrates the friendship between Italy and Russia.

The description on the backside reads: In 1833, Giuseppe Garibaldi took an oath of dedicating his life to liberation and unification of his Homeland – Italy.

Under leadership of the national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, the country was liberated and unified.

On the front side, it says: In the person of Garibaldi Italy had a hero of antique kind, who was capable of producing miracles and who produced miracles (Friedrich Engels).The obelisk in honour of Garibaldi's visit to Taganrog was inaugurated on June 2, 1961, for the centenary of Italy's liberation.

The bas-relief (Italian hero's profile and a palm branch) was produced by the artist Baranov.