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Launch of the Corvetta F 544 Alcione
| Location | Italy |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter bow-on view of the corvette underway at sea, with hull cutting through waves in the lower field and superstructure with mast and rigging rendered in detailed relief. A plume of smoke rises from the funnel to the left. No legend present. |
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| Reverse description | A seabird (alcyone/kingfisher) in full flight to the left, wings spread wide, skimming above stylized waves in the lower field. The Latin motto arcs along the upper rim, and the ship name appears in a straight legend along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | NIHIL ME DEFLECTIT CORVETTA ALCIONE |
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