Milizia Nazionale della Strada X° Annuale [National Road Militia 10th Anniversary]

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Milizia Nazionale della Strada X° Annuale [National Road Militia 10th Anniversary]
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  • Title :     Milizia Nazionale della Strada X° Annuale [National Road Militia 10th Anniversary]
  • Artist:     F. M. Fratelli Lorioli Maker
  • Accession:     84.1.18
  • Country:     Italy Milan and Rome
  • Date:     1938
  • Dimensions:     Inches 2 diameter, Centimeters 5.1 diameter
  • Collection:     Object
  • Collection Theme:     War and Political Propaganda
  • Subject:     Fascism , Medal/Medallion/Medallic Design , War/Military
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     84.1.18.JPG
  • Tags:     War and Political Propaganda
Description:
Circular bronze medal with obverse depicting a soldier riding a motorcycle; cobblestone road, statue of Augustus, a Roman triumphal arch and a stile in the background; Italian text in legend; reverse depicts a winged fasces with lion head on top; Italian text below.