Italy WWI RN Vittorio Emanuele Battleship Patriotic Medal 1904 by Lancelot

Italy: WW1 Commemorative medal for the launch 
of the Battleship RN Vittorio Emanuele (the 2nd 
ship of the RN Regina Elena class Battleships). 
The medal was circulated in commemoration of 
the launching ceremony of the ship (12 Oct. 1904).
The ship was actually completed in 1908.
Signed by Lancelot.
Obverse: RN Vittorio Emanuele, 1904.
Reverse: RN Vittorio Emanuele, 1856 (a frigate of 
the Sardinian Navy).
Inscribed: In Nomine Virtus (In the Name of 
Virtue)
The Regina Elena class was a group of four 
pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian 
Navy (Regia Marina) between 1901 and 1908. 
The class comprised of the Battleships: Regina 
Elena, Vittorio Emanuele, Roma, and Napoli. 
They were the fastest battleships in the world 
at the time of their commissioning, faster even 
than the British HMS Dreadnought.
RN Vittorio Emanuele participated in the Italo-
Turkish War of 1911–1912 and saw action during 
the campaigns in North Africa, Rhodes and the
Dodecanese. 
She served during WW1 but she saw no combat 
action. 
RN Vittorio Emanuele was decommissioned 
and broken up for scrap in 1923.
A scarce medal.

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1904 - pre World War 1 1914 -1918 

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