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Allied Victory Medal
Medaglia interalleata della vittoria
Medaglia interalleata italiana - rectoMedaglia interalleata italiana - verso
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded by Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Kingdom of Italy
Type Campaign medal
Eligibility Italian officers and soldiers
Awarded for For service in World War I
Campaign World War I
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established 16 December 1920
Total awarded Approximately 2,000,000
World War I Victory Medal ribbon
Ribbon bar of the medal

The Allied Victory Medal (Italian language: Medaglia interalleata della vittoria or Medaglia della vittoria commemorativa della grande guerra per la civiltà ) was the Italian variant of the Victory Medal. 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, 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. ISBN 0-9617320-1-6
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