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Description: | obverse design : King Victor Emmanuel III, sitting on a packing case, facing left. The King, represented in caricature and
wearing uniform and képi, is holding an umbrella attached to asword and looking through binoculars. Sitting beside him, facing right, a
frog. The packing case is labelled "NICHT STÜRZEN"
obverse text : "VICTOR EVENTUELLO"
reverse design : fist, clenched, positioned vertically and surrounded by text
reverse text : "ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE SCHÖNE AUSSICHT AUF TRIEST"
In this satirical medal Bachmann (better known for his formal patriotic portraits of First World War Austro-Hungarian
statesman and military commanders) derides the failed and costly Italian offensives on the Isonzo between May 1915 and September 1917. King
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy is depicted as a ridiculous and frustrated monarch, impatiently awaiting the capture of the port of Trieste.
The text on the label of his packing case is translated as 'Do not overturn' and the reverse text as 'In memory of the beautiful view of
Trieste'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | satirical King of Italy Italian Front 1915-1918 Italian Offensives on the Isonzo 1915-1917 Victor Emmanuel III First World War IT.A | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bachmann, R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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