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obverse design : Queen Margherita, sitting facing left in her salon, examining a piece of sewing offered to her by a lady in waiting. In
the left background, sitting at a long table, women engaged in sewing
exergue : ".THRONVS.MEVS.CHARITATIS.IN.LVCE.FVLGIDIOR"
reverse design : Victory, robed and facing right, her left arm extended, directing a young naked male warrior. To the right of these
figures the eagle of Savoy above an ornate tablet inscribed "CON L'ANIMO CHE VINCE OGNI BATTAGLIA DANTE". Around left edge of piece a palm
branch | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Italian Home Front & 1915 = 1918 Margherita portrait / personification Queen of Savoy Italian Red Cross commemorative First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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