j-sk Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Good evening Gentlemen, Does anybody have any idea to what this Italian medal or badge refers to? Thank you in advance for your information. All the best. Jean-Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 LAZZARO SPALLANZANI He was an Italian priest ,he was interested in medicine. is this an official award,or jeton ,or souvenir?Thanks for answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I DON'T speak Italian, but the inscription on the medal/ribbon seems to be for the Fifth Congress of animal breeding and artificial insemination in September of 1964. Perhaps a Google search of Lazzaro Spallanzani might tell you more. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-sk Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 You may not speak Italian, Hugh, but your translation is absolutely spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperParatus Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I thought Hugh was kidding around then I actually looked at the medal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I'm a very serious person. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_bocca_al_lupo And what about this medal?I found only this information?Is it a military one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-sk Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hello, Although I am not 100% sure about it, this medal would have been issued to members of a special corps of the Italian Resistance during WW2. Whether it was given for a special deed, for valour or as a commemorative token, I do not know. Above: the head of a wolf with "In bocca al lupo" (i.e.: [shoot] straight into the wolf's mouth), an Italian saying meaning "Good luck". Below: the Italian flag and "C.V.L.", standing for "Corpo Volontari della Libertà" (Freedom Volunteers Corps). Reverse: should be blank. I hope this helps. Al the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Hello, this medal is described in this book: Franco Scandaluzzi: "Medaglie e Distintivi della Resistenza e della Liberazione", Milan, 2001, page 124. There it's indicated as one of the various general commemorative medals given after the liberation, from the local veterans' organizations of the "C.V.L.". The book also indicates a "normal" tricolour ribbon. The purple one with tricolour borders, should be the one for the official volunteers' medal of the type for the National Liberation Corps. Best wishes, E.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-sk Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Since we are "straying in Italy", does anybody have information about the following pilot's wings (period, qualification, civil or military, etc.)? What's that "I" in the middle refering to?... unless these wings are not Italian at all... Thank you in advance. All the best, Jean-Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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