After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, most of the population moved from the hills of the previous settlement to live where the current town is.

Overshadowed by the power of the nearby Alessandria, it attracted the attentions of Galeazzo I Visconti, duke of Milan, but his plot to capture the city failed.

In 1635, during the Thirty Years' War, Valenza resisted for 60 days a siege from French, Parmense and Savoyard troops.

In 1707, in the course of the War of Spanish Succession, it was conquered by Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, who had its possession confirmed in 1713 by the Treaty of Utrecht.

This statuette aims to reward the artisans who help the city of Valenza building the reputation of Italian Capital Jewelry.