Medal
date: label: Collection Date
content: 2011
name: label: Collector
content: Jake Homiak
label: Donor Name
content: Jake Homiak
notes: label: Notes
content: A medal with a man's head on one side with script and a scene on the other side. The ribbon is blue and black striped.
label: Notes
content: Donor notes: Italian service medal, awarded for service in the so called African Oriental Campaign. Purchased from Jerry Tadeo.
label: Notes
content: Italian Fascist "Africa Orientale" medal for the campaign in Ethiopia. This dark bronze medal was issued to members of the Italian Armed forces who participated in the invasion of Ethiopia in1935-1936. On one side of the medal is the head of King Victor Emanuel III facing to his right. Surrounding the king's effigy is the legend in relief: "VITT. EM. III. RE.D.ITALIA.IMP. DI. ETIOPIA" which translates to "Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy Emperor of Ethiopia." Reverse shows Fascist symbolism on the left and terrain representing Ethiopia on the right. Above the mountain is the legend “AFRICA ORIENTALE”. In the lower right hand quadrant of the medal, also in relief, is the Fascist slogan "MOLTI NEMICI MOLTO ONORE"("Many Enemies, Much Honor"). Below this is the signature of Benito Mussolini, the Fascist dictator of Italy. Medal was designed by the artist V. Peronne and by the sculptor and artist Giuseppe Romagnoli.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Aug 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Italian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2073991
label: USNM Number
content: E434089-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 7.5 cm
label: Width
content: 4 cm
label: Diameter - Medal
content: 3 cm