"Cinque giornate" medal

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Title (Dublin Core)
"Cinque giornate" medal
Description (Dublin Core)
A bronze coin by Luigi Schieppati engraved by F. Grazioli, mint to celebrate an episode of the so called "Cinque giornate di Milano" [The five days of Milan] whic is the Porta Tosa battle. Obverse: Perspective view of Corso di Porta Tosa, (now Corso Vittoria), with in foreground a barricade, during the fighting.
Reverse: Inscription framed by an oak and a laurel wreaths.
Obverse "PORTA TOSA 22 MARZO 1848"; "F. GRAZIOLI INC.". Reverse "SCOSSO / PER VIRTU' DI POPOLO / IL GIOGO STRANIERO / NELLE / CINQUE MEMORABILI GIORNATE / XVIII-XXII MARZO MDCCCXLVIII / MILANO / SALUTAVA L'AURORA / DELL'ITALICO RISCATTO".
Type (Dublin Core)
en Medal
Subject (Dublin Core)
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core)
Italian Risorgimento
Date (Dublin Core)
1848
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core)
Milan
Medium (Dublin Core)
minted bronze
Extent (Dublin Core)
6,65 cm (D)
License (Dublin Core)
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Lucia Pigozzo
uri (Bibliographic Ontology)
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