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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Italian cruiser 'Regina Elena' and the landing at Bengasi, 1911; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Italian cruiser 'Regina Elena' and the landing at Bengasi, 1911; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the Italian cruiser 'Regina Elena' and the landing at Bengasi, 1911

Medal commemorating the Italian cruiser 'Regina Elena' and the landing at Bengasi, 1911. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the cruiser 'Regina Elena'; inscription (right). Legend: 'R. N. REGINA ELENA.' Below: 'EGEO 1912.' Inscription: 'PRO PATRIA ET REGE.' (For King and Country.) Reverse: A palm tree against a backround of a five-pointed star, rayed; inscription: 'BENGASI 19 OTTOBRE 1911.' Fitted with a loop and ring.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2298
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Johnson, S.
Events: Landing at Bengasi, 1911
Vessels: Regina Elena fl.1907 (Italian)
Date made: 1911
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm