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The Allied Victory Medal ( it, Medaglia interalleata della vittoria or ''Medaglia della vittoria commemorativa della grande guerra per la civiltà'') was the Italian variant of the Victory Medal of other nations. It was established by royal decree number 1918 on 16 December 1920, which granted it to all who had been awarded the "fatiche di guerra" distinction by royal decree number 641 of 21 May 1916, or who had served for four months in an area under the jurisdiction of the armed forces and who had been mobilised and directly worked with the operational army. A public competition to design it was won by
Gaetano Orsolini Gaetano Orsolini (7 March 1884 – July 1954) was an Italian sculptor, medallist and engraver. Orsolini was born in Montegiorgio. He was most notable for his work on Italian memorials to the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 ...
, with his design of 'Victory on a triumphal chariot, with the torch of liberty, drawn by four yoked lions'.


Bibliography

*Alexander J. Laslo, ''The Interallied Victory Medals of World War I'', 2nd revised edition, Albuquerque, Dorado Publishing, 1992. {{Inter-Allied Victory Medal Military awards and decorations of Italy Italy in World War I
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...