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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1621950, member: 39"]Wait until Petronius shows up. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> In the meantime, yes, the medal was apparently issued to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Emperor Frederick II's death ("VII Centenario Morte Federico II"). The depicted buildings should be Palermo, primarily the cathedral where he is buried.</p><p><br /></p><p>This "Comitato Onoranze Patronato Regione Siciliana" ... hmm. Some honoring committee under the patronage of the Sicilian region maybe? Just noted that the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has such a medal too (no photo though). This is the English language page, but the description is in Dutch: <a href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-198" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-198" rel="nofollow">https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-198</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1621950, member: 39"]Wait until Petronius shows up. :) In the meantime, yes, the medal was apparently issued to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Emperor Frederick II's death ("VII Centenario Morte Federico II"). The depicted buildings should be Palermo, primarily the cathedral where he is buried. This "Comitato Onoranze Patronato Regione Siciliana" ... hmm. Some honoring committee under the patronage of the Sicilian region maybe? Just noted that the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has such a medal too (no photo though). This is the English language page, but the description is in Dutch: [url]https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-198[/url] Christian[/QUOTE]
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