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Victor Emmanuel III
probably Italian
1859
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 26 mm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw
Accession Number21.1970
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947), king of Itay.
Obverse: Profile bust of Victor Emmanuel III looking to proper left with pointed beard and mustache; inscribed at edge "VITTORIO EMANUELLE II RE ITALIANO".
Reverse: Inscribed at center in wreath "AI/DIFENSORI/DELLA/ITALIANA/CAVOUR/GARIBALDI/1859".
Obverse: Profile bust of Victor Emmanuel III looking to proper left with pointed beard and mustache; inscribed at edge "VITTORIO EMANUELLE II RE ITALIANO".
Reverse: Inscribed at center in wreath "AI/DIFENSORI/DELLA/ITALIANA/CAVOUR/GARIBALDI/1859".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "VITTORIO EMANUELLE II RE ITALIANO".
Reverse: Inscribed at center in wreath "AI/DIFENSORI/DELLA/ITALIANA/CAVOUR/GARIBALDI/1859".
Reverse: Inscribed at center in wreath "AI/DIFENSORI/DELLA/ITALIANA/CAVOUR/GARIBALDI/1859".
ProvenanceBy 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw; 1921, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 6, 1921)