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Kingdom of Romania medal, 1912, to commemorate the monument in Craiova for the war of 1877-78.
This
scarce medal (of bronze, 33 mm in diameter, and designed by Carnio Fiul) was
struck to commemorate the erection in Craiova in 1912 of the monument in memory
of the war of 1877-78.
Obverse, the head and shoulders of King Carol I and Queen Elisabeta. Surrounding the central image are the words:
CAROL I
DOMN ŞI PRIMUL
REGE AL ROMANIEI
ELISAVETA REGINA ŞI MAMA
RĂNIŢILOR;
(CAROL I
PRINCE AND FIRST
KING OF ROMANIA
ELISABETH QUEEN AND
MOTHER OF THE
WOUNDED).
Reverse, an image of the monument at Craiova with the words IN AMINTIREA RĂZBOIULUI DIN 1877-1878 (IN MEMORY OF THE WAR OF 1877-1878).
The monument was erected in Bibescu (now Romanescu) Park. The statue consisted of a pedestal upon which there was a bronze statue of Carol I and a base with two bronze canons and seven bronze statues of soldiers and officers.
The monument was dismantled by the Communist authorities after their rise to power in 1948.
The medal is in good condition but please assess for yourself the condition of the item from the scans. What you see is what you get.
I have been collecting Romanian medals & insignia for several years and it is now time to thin out my duplicates. Over the next weeks I will be listing more Romanian items.
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