Shield and Boats

Emilio Monti
Stabilimento Stefano Johnson

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The obverse depicts a shield with swords and spears in front of Gondar castle in Ethiopia, and boats at the shore of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. On the reverse is a stylized bird’s wing with three groups of airplanes dropping bombs. This medal was minted by the firm of Stefano Johnson in Milan. It commemorates three battles during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia by Mussolini’s Fascist forces in the first half of 1936: at Harrar (29 March), at Gondar (2 April), and at Lake Tana (12 April). The year XIV (1936) refers to the Fascist chronology. For a discussion about Emilio Monti, see catalogue entry No. 115.

Shield and Boats, Emilio Monti (Milan, (1901–1981)) and, Struck medal of copper alloy with reddish brown patina., Italian

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Shield and Boats, Emilio Monti (Milan, (1901–1981)) and, Struck medal of copper alloy with reddish brown patina., Italian
Shield and Boats, Emilio Monti (Milan, (1901–1981)) and, Struck medal of copper alloy with reddish brown patina., Italian
Shield and Boats, Emilio Monti (Milan, (1901–1981)) and, Struck medal of copper alloy with reddish brown patina., Italian
Shield and Boats, Emilio Monti (Milan, (1901–1981)) and, Struck medal of copper alloy with reddish brown patina., Italian

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