Credere Obbedire Combattere - Vincere

description (obverse design/text and reverse design) : (see) MED 836 piece reverse text : "FELD GRAUE" & "BERLIN MÜNCHEN WIEN" & "ITALIE NISCHE KÜNSTLER STELLEN AUS" & "1942-1943"

Italian Second World War medal by F Gianone celebrating the German-Italian alliance (the 'Axis') and designed to commemorate a contemporary (circa 1942-1943) travelling exhibition of Italian war art. The reverse text refers to the various city venues in Germany and Austria where the exhibition was shown. The title of the piece (obverse text), based on the Fascist slogan, and is translated as 'To believe, to obey, to fight - to win'. The reverse text is translated as 'Field Grey' and 'Berlin, Munich, Vienna' and 'Italian artists exhibit'. See also MED 836.