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Description: | Medal commemorating Captain Emilio Faa di Bruno and the sinking of the Re d'Italia, 1866. Obverse: Head of Captain Faa di Bruno (left), whiskers and moustache. Legend: 'EMILIO FAA DI BRUNO.' Reverse: Within a band, port broadside view of the battleship Re d'Italia sinking by the stern, flags flying. Legend: 'NELLE AQUE DI LISSA STRENUAMENTE PUGNANDO EBBE INVIDIABILE TOMBA . MDCCCLXVI.' (Fighting strenuously he found an enviable grave in the waters of Lissa.)
caption: Medal commemorating Captain Faa di Bruno and the sinking of the Re d'Italia; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Captain Faa di Bruno and the sinking of the Re d'Italia; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Pieroni medals Emilio Faa difl fl.1866 (Italian) Re d'Italia Bruno A. | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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