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Medal for the Liberation of Dalmatia (Medaglia per la Dalmazia Redenta) 1941
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Medal for the Liberation of Dalmatia (Medaglia per la Dalmazia Redenta) 1941
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Circular gilt bronze medal with eyelet for ribbon suspension; the face with the full-length figure of a helmeted Italian soldier bestriding the Adriatic and planting a standard in Dalmatia, a fasces to the left, the winged lion of St. Mark beyond, a tablet in its right paw inscribed ‘PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS’ (Peace unto you, Mark, my evangelist), signed ‘AFFER’ (for the engraver Costantino Affer, 1906-1987); the reverse with a winged Victory figure, a sword in her right hand, a shield in her left, the crowned arms of Dalmatia in relief below, dated ‘1941 Λ XIX’ (19 April 1941), circumscribed above ‘VINCERE’ (to conquer), ‘DALMAZIA REDENTA’ (Dalmatia Liberated) below; on replaced correct ribbon. The medal was awarded to members of the Italian Second Army for participation in the Italian invasion of Dalmatia following the German invasion of Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941. The Italians occupied and subsequently annexed parts of Slovenia, Croatia and the Dalmatian coast. The reference to St. Mark is from the legend that whilst visiting Venice, an angel appeared to him saying “Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum.” (“Peace unto you Mark, my evangelist. Here your body shall rest.) The winged Lion of St. Mark, holding a tablet engraved with the angel’s words appears widely in Venice, of which he is patron saint, which for centuries exercised great power in the Adriatic and especially Dalmatia. The medal is rare.

 
Medal for the Liberation of Dalmatia (Medaglia per la Dalmazia Redenta) 1941
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Medal for the Liberation of Dalmatia (Medaglia per la Dalmazia Redenta) 1941
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Medal for the Liberation of Dalmatia (Medaglia per la Dalmazia Redenta) 1941
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Medal for the Liberation of Dalmatia (Medaglia per la Dalmazia Redenta) 1941
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