Medal commemorating General Francesco Amilcare Dupanloup from the inhabitants of Savona

Medal commemorating General Francesco Amilcare Dupanloup from the inhabitants of Savona. Obverse: Stern view of an Italian galley leaving port under sail (right), a tower on the quay (left). Reverse: A group of four vertical fasces bound together by a rope attached to a spray of oak (left) and laurel (right) below, divided by a horizontal cable, inscription: 'AL GENERALE FRANCESCO AMILCARE DUPANLOUP COMBATTENTE EROICO FASCISTA PURISSIMO FORTE GENEROSO SERENO I SAVONESI'; 'VIGILE SULLE SPOND D'ITALIA PERCHE SIANO OSPITI AGLI AMICI INFESTE AI NEMICI LA FIDELISSIMA'. (To General Francesco Amilcare Dupanloup, the heroic, most single-minded fighter in the Fascist cause, strong, generous and gentle to the inhabitants of Savona.)

Object Details

ID: MEC2230
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Italy
People: Dupanloup, Francesco Amilcare
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm
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