Item number: M480

Year: AD 1908-1943

Material: Silver

The results after XRF testing

Size: 75.2 x 16.3 x 3.0 mm

Weight: 3.95 g

Provenance: Studio Faleristico s.a.s Milano 2025

This is a commemorative stickpin themed around the San Marco, a vessel of the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina).

The obverse centre features a silver, high-relief bust of the winged lion. This winged lion serves as the symbol of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice, with its forepaws grasping an open Bible upon which faint Latin inscriptions are discernible. The execution of the winged lion motif demonstrates superb craftsmanship, characterized by distinct and finely rendered lines in the mane and plumage. Encircling the lion is a rich, royal blue, low-temperature enamel band inscribed with a silver Latin motto: “CUSTOS VEL ULTOR”, which translates as “The Guardian or the Avenger”. This phrase constitutes the official motto of the Italian Royal Navy armoured cruiser San Marco (Incrociatore corazzato San Marco).

The reverse comprises a circular silver baseplate, with its outer rim clearly inscribed in blue enamel infill reading “R. N. S. MARCO”. Within this inscription, “R. N.” stands for Regia Nave (Italian for “Royal Navy Ship”), whilst “S. MARCO” denotes the San Marco itself.

Structurally, this specimen conforms to the classic stickpin typology, featuring a long metal stem soldered at a right angle to the reverse of the primary insignia, rendering it suitable for attachment to a lapel or a necktie. The medial section of the stem incorporates a meticulous twisted design; this knurled or twisted stem was a common characteristic of high-grade early stickpins, engineered to increase friction and thereby prevent the pin from slipping and becoming detached from garments during wear.

The San Marco (RN San Marco) was the second vessel of the San Giorgio-class armoured cruisers, launched in AD 1908 and officially commissioned in AD 1911. Its paramount historical significance lies in the fact that it was the first major warship in the world to be propelled entirely by steam turbines, representing a landmark milestone in naval engineering history. The vessel participated in the Italo-Turkish War (operational in Libya) as well as the First World War. During the First World War, the San Marco was primarily deployed in the Adriatic Sea to counter the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and it participated in naval operations off Brindisi and the Albanian coast.

物件編號: M480

年代: 公元 1908-1943 年

材質: 銀

XRF分析結果

尺寸: 75.2 x 16.3 x 3.0 mm

重量: 3.95 g

來源: 米蘭獎章工作室 2025

這是一枚以義大利皇家海軍（Regia Marina）「聖馬可號」為主題的紀念領針（Stickpin）

領針中央為高浮雕銀色飛獅半身像。這隻帶有雙翼的獅子是威尼斯的守護者——聖馬可的象徵，牠的前爪正握著一本打開的聖經，隱約可見其上的拉丁文。飛獅圖案工藝精湛，鬃毛與羽翼線條分明。飛獅外圍裝飾有一圈飽滿的寶藍色低溫琺瑯（Enamel），上面刻有銀色的拉丁文格言：「CUSTOS VEL ULTOR」，字義譯為「守護者或復仇者」（The Guardian or the Avenger），這是義大利皇家海軍「聖馬可號」裝甲巡洋艦（Incrociatore corazzato San Marco）的官方艦訓（Motto）。

領針背面為圓形銀色底盤，邊緣刻有清晰的寶藍色琺瑯填色文字：「R. N. S. MARCO」。其中「R. N.」代表 Regia Nave（義大利文的「皇家軍艦」），而「S. MARCO」即指 San Marco（聖馬可號）。

在結構方面，此物件採用了典型的領針型制（Stickpin），主章背面直角焊接一根長形金屬針身，適合別在西裝翻領（Lapel）或領帶上。針身中段帶有細緻的螺旋狀刻紋（Twisted stem），這種設計是早期高檔領針常見的工藝，目的是增加摩擦力，防止領針在佩戴時從衣物上滑落遺失。

「聖馬可號」（RN San Marco）是聖喬治級（San Giorgio-class）裝甲巡洋艦的二號艦，於公元1908年下水，公元1911年正式服役。它在歷史上的重大意義在於——它是世界上第一艘完全採用蒸汽渦輪發動機（Steam Turbines）推進的大型戰艦，在海軍工程史上具有里程碑意義。它曾參與義土戰爭（在利比亞作戰）以及第一次世界大戰；一戰期間，聖馬可號主要部署在亞得里亞海，防範奧匈帝國海軍，並曾參與布林迪西和阿爾巴尼亞沿岸的軍事行動。