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Medal - Opening of the Bari-Brindisi railway line
| Location | Italy |
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| Year | 1865 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Allegorical standing figure of Italia in high relief, facing right, wearing a mural crown surmounted by a star and draped in classical robes, holding a laurel wreath extended in her right hand and leaning on an anchor with her left. In the background, a steam locomotive on rails to the left and sailing and steam ships on the sea to the right; in the foreground, a cornucopia, a barrel, and bales of goods. The circular legend around the border names the sponsoring ministers, with the inscription DA SUSA A BRINDISI / CHIL. 1156 in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | * AUSPICI I MINISTRI * LAMARMORA • LANZA • SELLA • PETITTI • VACCA • NATOLI • JACINI • ANGIOLETTI • TORELLI DA SUSA A BRINDISI = CHIL. 1156 |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a 15-line commemorative inscription in the field, recording the date 24 May 1865 and the reign of Vittorio Emanuele II, crediting the Compagnia delle Strade Ferrate Meridionali for the opening of the Brindisi line, and listing the progressive extension of the railway network from Susa to Brindisi with dates for each major station reached. The text is arranged in centred lines within a plain raised border, with a small ornamental device below the final line. |
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