Description

This commemorative medal measures about 4.6 cm in diameter, was made manually in scale 1:1 without automated reduction processes and, subsequently, was reproduced in limited series and enriched by electro galvanization and finally brushed by hand.
The medal is shipped in a practical handmade blue velvet effect bag with a certificate that in addition to guaranteeing the authenticity shows the serial number.

Straight
Three-dimensional representation of the bust of Alessandro Manzoni (Milan, March 7, 1785 – Milan, May 22, 1873). Italian writer , poet and playwright.
Considered one of the greatest Italian novelists of all time, Manzoni was credited primarily with laying the foundation for the modern novel and thus sponsoring Italian linguistic unity, in the wake of the morally and civically committed literature proper to the Italian Enlightenment.

Verso
The reverse side shows a depiction of The Betrothed. Famous historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, the first novel in Italian literature. The author took twenty-one years to finish his masterpiece. Its importance crosses several levels. Manzoni was trying to reach a wide audience that showed interest in understanding the roots of their past and to draw a moral lesson from it, particularly with regard to the problem of pain in their existence.