Merit Medal for the Marsica Earthquake, in Silver (with right facing portrait)
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SKU: 02.ITA.0213.102.01.000
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Italy, Kingdom. A Merit Medal For The Marsica Earthquake, Silver Grade, by Stefano Johnson, c.1915
Instituted by King Victor Emmanuel III. Constructed of silver, the obverse presents an engraved facing-right portrait of King Emmanuel III, surrounded by lettering displaying the king’s name, the reverse is engraved by the inscription TERREMOTO 13 GENNAIO 1915 (earthquake January 13, 1915), within an engraved oak wreath, the obverse is marked by initials S.J. for Italian maker Stefano Johnson, measuring 35.33 diametre, suspended by original chest ribbon, presenting general oxidation on the reverse, fine condition.
This Medal was instituted by King Victor Emmanuel III, and it was conferred upon individuals and institutions who had provided humanitarian aid and donations to victims of the Marsica earthquake that occurred on January 13, 1915.
To be eligible for the Medal, recipients had to have delivered aid and donations between January 13, 1915, and June 1915.
There are two main versions of the Medal, medals with a right facing portrait and medals with a left facing portrait.
The medals with a right-facing portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III on the obverse medallion may be stamped with the engraver mark "MOTTI" (an engraver at the Royal Mint in Rome), "S.J." (Stefano Johnson, Milan), or have no marks at all, and they have the obverse inscription “VITTORIO EMANUELE III.”
The medals issued with a left-facing portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III are not stamped with any engraver marks, and they have the obverse inscription “VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D’ITALIA.”
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