Country: Kingdom of Italy
King Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1900-1946-1947✟)
Type: Medal, Souvenir & Event
Years: 1911
Currency: Token
Metal: Aluminium
Weight: 3.8 g
Diameter: 31.5 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Grade: AU55+
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Commemorative issue:
International Exposition of Turin in 1911.
Obverse:
In an inner circle, the figure of Italia Turrita facing right. Legend around showing the dates of the 50th Anniversary of the proclamation. All in a large toothed circle.
Lettering:
50° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA PROCLAMAZIONE DEL REGNO D'ITALIA 1861-1911
Translation:
50th anniversary of the proclamation of the kingdom of italy, 1861-1911
Reverse:
A palace of the exhibition inside a circle with legend, place and date in exergue..
Lettering:
L'ITTARDI-ALESSANDRO
ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZ.E
TORINO 1911
Edge:
Plain.
Comment:
The Turin International was a world's fair held in Turin in 1911 titled Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro. It received 7,409,145 visits and covered 247 acres.
The fair opened on 29 April, was held just nine years after an earlier Turin fair which had focused on the decorative arts, and at the same time as another Italian fair in Rome, also with an arts focus. This fair deliberately distinguished itself by focusing on industry and labour.
The fair was held in the Parco del Valentino (as were the three previous Turin fairs in 1884, 1885 and 1902 and the subsequent 1924 Turin fair).
Participants:
Table by Victor Horta, probably designed for the International exhibition of Turin
Participating countries were Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Siam, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay.
National pavilions:
The Art Nouveau Hungarian pavilion was designed by Emil Töry, Maurice Pogány and Dénes Györgyi; the Brazilian pavilion incorporated paintings by Arthur Timótheo da Costa; the Siamese pavilion was designed by Mario Tamagno and Annibale Rigotti and had a multi-colored roof with a gold dome] and the Ottoman pavilion was designed by Léon Gurekian.
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumi...
Collezione : Exonumia