RARE! WW1 ITALIAN NAVY DESTROYER "R.N. GIUSEPPE SIRTORI" SERVICE MEDAL SILVER

Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! WW1 ITALIAN NAVY DESTROYER "R.N. GIUSEPPE SIRTORI" SERVICE MEDAL SILVER WW1 ITALIAN NAVY DESTROYER "R.N. GIUSEPPE SIRTORI" SERVICE MEDAL SILVER Obverse: FRONT VIEW OF THE DESTROYER "R.N. GIUSEPPE SIRTORI" AT SEA AND MARKED: 'MCMXVII AD OGNI COSTO' (1917 AT ANY COST) Reverse: PORTRAIT OF GENERAL GIUSEPPE SIRTORI WEARING A KEPI WITHIN A WREATH AND MARKED " GENERALE SIRTORI " R.N. Giuseppe Sirtori (Destroyer) was the lead ship of the Giuseppe Sirtori-class destroyers. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in 1916, she served during World War I, participating in the Adriatic campaign. During the interwar period, she took part in operations related to the Corfu incident in 1923 and was reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1929. During World War 2, she took part in the Mediterranean campaign and later the Adriatic campaign until she was scuttled in 1943. Giuseppe Sirtori (b.1813-d.1874) was a general, specifically an Italian general who played a significant role in the Italian unification movement, notably serving as a key military leader under Giuseppe Garibaldi during the "Expedition of the Thousand" and later becoming a general in the unified Italian army. DIMENSIONS : HEIGHT 1" x WIDTH 1 1/8" x THICKNESS 1/16" SILVER (UN-HALLMARKED) RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL SILVER ATTACHMENT LOOP AT THE TOP CENTER SPIRAL EMBELLISHED AND A SMALL PART OF THE ORIGINAL THREAD AN CLOTH FROM THE UNIFORM IT WAS TAKING OFF OF. EXTREMELY FINE CONDITION WITH TONING AND VERY LIGHT USE AND HANDLING FROM ITS 115+ YEARS. UNCLEANED. (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK SCORE AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.

Price: 195 USD

Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2025-02-10T19:24:44.000Z

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