Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Italy, Crociera Aerea del Decennale, 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by R. Morbiducci, head of Speed facing left into the wind, roma-chicago new-york-roma below, rev. angled bird’s eye view of the progress of the flight from the Colloseum to a Chicago skyscraper, polar bear at top, redit italia per aethera mvssolini dvce balbo dvctore in centre, 59mm (cf. DNW M5, 1604). About extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare (£120-150)