Italy WWI RN Varese Armored Cruiser Patriotic Medal 1910 in Silver by Johnson

Italy: WW1 Commemorative Medal of the Armored 
Cruiser RN Varese (a Giuseppe Garibaldi-class 
cruiser). 
In silver, dated 1910.
The medal was circulated in commemoration of 
the return of the ship from Levante in 1910.
Although unmarked the medal was produced by 
Johnson in Milan.
Obverse: RN Varese, 1910. 
Reverse: The Coat of Arms of the City of Varese, 
dated 1859.
Inscribed: "Valenter Repenteque Semper" (Always 
Courageously and Repentant)
The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class was a group of 10 
armored cruisers built for the Italian Navy (Regia 
Marina) in the 1890s. 
RN Varese was completed in 1901.
The ship made several deployments to the Eastern 
Mediterranean and the Levant until 1910 when was 
recalled and was subsequently stationed at Suda 
Bay, Crete. She took part in the Italo-Turkish War 
of 1911–12 (provided naval gunfire support for the 
Italian Army in Libya and bombarded the defenses 
of the Dardanelles).
She served during WW1 but just like the rest of the 
Italian Fleet, the ship's activities were limited due 
to the threat of the Austro-Hungarian submarines.
RN Varese became a training ship in 1920. 
She was crapped in 1923.
A scarce medal.

FULL SIZE

1910 - pre World War 1 1914 -1918 
Item 100% original

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