Item number: M370

Year: AD 1926

Material: 18ct Gold

Size: 34.2 x 30.0 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 14.1 g

Provenance: Czerny’s 2024

This is a gold badge that once belonged to General Giovanni Messe of the Kingdom of Italy. It was awarded to him in AD 1926 during his participation in the historic religious festival, the “S’ Ardia Horse Race Festival,” held in Sardinia.

The badge has a circular shape with a loop at the top for attachment. The obverse side features a central depiction of a knight holding a lance, galloping to the left on a majestic horse. In the background, two riders can be faintly seen riding side by side, with what appears to be smoke or haze from a distant battlefield in the background. At the bottom of the badge, the name of Sardinia’s capital, “CAGLIARI”, is engraved, and in the lower-right corner, the name of the engraver, possibly “E. SARTA”, is inscribed.

The reverse side of the badge features the coat of arms of Sardinia, a circular shield adorned with Saint George’s Cross and four blindfolded Moors. The shield is topped with a crown as a decorative element. On scrolls to the left and right of the shield, the Latin inscription “DECADE PRIMAVERILE IPPICA SARDA MCMXXVI” is displayed, meaning “AD 1926 Sardinian Spring Horse Racing Decade.” In the lower-left corner, there is a hallmark stamped “K18” indicating the gold purity.

Sardinia, located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the second-largest island in Italy, following Sicily, and lies across the sea from the northern island of Corsica. Since AD 1806, the village of Sedilo, situated on the western side of Sardinia, has hosted the grand annual S’Ardia Horse Race every July. This event is said to commemorate a Catholic saint and the victory of Emperor Constantine I at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312, which, according to tradition, was achieved with divine blessing.

物件編號: M370

年代: 公元 1926 年

材質: 18ct 黃金

尺寸: 34.2 x 30.0 x 1.3 mm

重量: 14.1 g

來源: 車爾尼拍賣行 2024

這是一枚過去屬於義大利王國的喬瓦尼·梅莫將軍，於公元1926年參與薩丁尼亞島舉辦，擁有悠久歷史的宗教節慶「阿爾迪亞賽馬節」獲得的金質獎章。

獎章整體外觀為圓形，頂端有一個銜接用的圓環。獎章正面的主視覺是一位手持長矛駕馭著駿馬向左奔馳的騎士像，騎士的左下角遠景依稀能看到兩位並肩的騎士，遠方的背景似乎是戰火下的硝煙。而在獎章的下方鐫刻著薩丁尼亞島的首府地名「CAGLIARI」(卡利亞里)，右下角可能是雕刻師的名字「E.SARTA」。

獎章背面是薩丁尼亞島的紋章，即以聖喬治十字架和四個蒙眼的摩爾人裝飾的圓形盾牌，盾牌的頂端以王冠作為裝飾。而在盾牌左右兩側的捲軸上，以拉丁文標示「DECADE PRIMAVERILE IPPICA SARDA MCMXXVI」意思是「公元1926年撒丁尼亞島春季賽馬十日慶典」。左下角有一個黃金純度「K18」戳記。

薩丁尼亞島坐落於地中海，為義大利境內僅次於西西里島的第二大島，且隔海和北方的科西嘉島相望。自公元1806年以來，位於薩丁尼亞西側的塞迪洛村會在每年七月舉辦盛大的阿爾迪亞賽馬比賽，據說是為了紀念天主教聖徒，即公元312年君士坦丁一世在上帝加持下，成功擊敗對手的米爾維安大橋戰役。