Messina Earthquake Medal

Obverse: Head of King Victor Emmanuel III (left). Legend: 'VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA'. Reverse: Inscription within an oak wreath tied with a bow: 'MEDAGLIA COMMEMORATIVA TERREMOTO CALABRO-SICULO 28 DICEMBRE 1908'.

A commemorative medal awarded to those who came to the aid of victims of the earthquake which struck Sicily and Calabria on 28 December 1908.

Object Details

ID: MED0686
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Lifesaving award
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Giorgi, Luigi
Events: Earthquake at Messina, 1908
Date made: 1908
People: Gennaro, Victor Emmanuel Ferdinando Maria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 32 mm
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