Papal medal on the defense of Vicenza

Title (Dublin Core): Papal medal on the defense of Vicenza
Description (Dublin Core): Medal mint by the municipality of Rome in 1848 for the roman citizens volunteering with papal troops of general Durando at Vicenza, against the Austrian Imperial army. The obverse bears the crowned coat of arm of the city of Rome encircled with a cross-tied oak wreath. Inscriptions:
Obverse: ALME VRBIS COSS. BENEMERENTI.
Reverse: PVGNA STRENVE/ AD VICETIAM/ PVGNATA/ IV EIDVS IVNIAS/ MDCCCXLVIII.
The medal is suspended from a half red half yellow ribbon.
Type (Dublin Core): en Medal
Subject (Dublin Core): Pio IX and volunteering roman citizen
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): Italian Risorgimento
Date (Dublin Core): 1848
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): Italy
Medium (Dublin Core): Mint bronze
Extent (Dublin Core): 3,24 cm (D)
Publisher (Dublin Core): Istituto per i beni artistici culturali e naturali, Regione Emilia - Romagna
License (Dublin Core): CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Contributor (Dublin Core): Lucia Pigozzo
uri (Bibliographic Ontology): Original link; Archived link

Media: Obverse _ Similar image_ Original image not available; Reverse _ Similar image _ Original image not available