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Al Valore Militare Medal
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Al Valore Militare Medal
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

Al Valore Militare Medal

Artifact IDMO 2002.24.1
Object Type Medal
Date June 8, 1918
Place MadeItaly, Europe
Medium Silver, Silk
DimensionsOverall H 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm )

Physical DescriptionWWI Italian Military valore medal inscribed "Ernest Miller Hemingway" "Al Valore Militare". Silver medal with blue silk ribbon. Obverse has the Arms of Savoy, surmounted by a crow in an oval. Below are a palm and laurel branch tied at base with a ribbon around the whole, the words AL VALORE MILITARE. The reverse has the name and title of the recipient engraved at the center, while around the outer edge are the words SPEDIZIONE D'ORIENTE 1855-1856, in relief.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by Mary Hemingway, the wife of Ernest Hemingway in 1986.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of Mary Hemingway; Ernest Hemingway Collection
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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