Medal "Virtutea Militară"
Also known as: Medalia „Virtutea Militară”
Record status
Individual type · partial
Medal "Virtutea Militară" is held by King Ferdinand I National Military Museum. Museum description: obverse: The insignia is in the form of a Rupert-style cross, with arms widening outward and a matte chased border on the edges, with a granulated surface; obverse: the cross is set upon a circular oak-leaf garland.
The central medallion bears the effigy of King Carol I in profile, facing left, with the stamped uppercase circular inscription "Carol I Domn Al României". Above the cross is a ring through which the ribbon passes, made of red moiré grosgrain with a blue stripe along each edge; exergue: oak-leaf garlands; reverse: The reverse is similar to the obverse, except that the central medallion is slightly concave and contains an uppercase inscription arranged in two horizontal lines denoting the name of the decoration: "VIRTUTE MILITARĂ"; shape: cross; obverse legend: CAROL I DOMN AL ROMÂNIEI; reverse legend: VIRTUTE MILITARĂ; edge The museum record gives measurements 12 mm. width of the cross arms towards the exterior; 17 mm. diameter of the central medallion; width of the ribbon is 30 mm.; diameter: 35 mm; mass: 21.35 g....
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- metal; stamping; brass; casting
- Dimensions
- 12 mm. lățimea brațelor crucii către exterior; 17 mm. diametrul medalionului central; lățimea panglicii ete de 30 mm.; diametru: 35 mm; masa: 21,35 g (inclusiv panglica); grosime: 2 mm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_3a4c90be89a7446c96940ed95cb6fb78
- Museum object name
- Medalia „Virtutea Militară”
- Holding institution
- King Ferdinand I National Military Museum
Catalogue references
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