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Medal commemorating Captain Faa di Bruno and the sinking of the Re d'Italia
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.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0277 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pieroni, A. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Sinking of the Re d'Italia, 1866 |
| Vessels: | Re d'Italia, fl.1866 (Italian) |
| Date made: | 1866 |
| People: | Bruno, Emilio Faa difl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |