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Giuseppe Garibaldi
probably Italian
probably 1860–70
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 16 mm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw
Accession Number21.1967
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), an Italian soldier.
Obverse: Profile bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi looking to proper right with long hair and a beard; inscribed at edge "G.GARIBALDI DITATTORE".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "ITALIANI/JO VO[ ]LIO/L'INDIPENDENZA/E L'UNITA/DELLA NOSTRA/PATRIA/-·-".
Obverse: Profile bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi looking to proper right with long hair and a beard; inscribed at edge "G.GARIBALDI DITATTORE".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "ITALIANI/JO VO[ ]LIO/L'INDIPENDENZA/E L'UNITA/DELLA NOSTRA/PATRIA/-·-".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "G.GARIBALDI DITATTORE".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "ITALIANI/JO VO[ ]LIO/L'INDIPENDENZA/E L'UNITA/DELLA NOSTRA/PATRIA/-·-".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "ITALIANI/JO VO[ ]LIO/L'INDIPENDENZA/E L'UNITA/DELLA NOSTRA/PATRIA/-·-".
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)