Historical and Art Medals

Il Vittoriano [Monument to Victor Emanuel II, Rome], 1911, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, naked horseman guides charioteer to left, monument in left background, 66 x 56mm. About very fine, rare (£60-80)

The huge monument, designed by Giuseppe Sacconi and built between 1885 and 1911, was dedicated on 4 June 1911