Fortitude, seated on two elephants (reverse) - PASTI, Matteo de' - WGA
Fortitude, seated on two elephants (reverse) by PASTI, Matteo de'
Fortitude, seated on two elephants (reverse) by PASTI, Matteo de'

Fortitude, seated on two elephants (reverse)

by PASTI, Matteo de', Bronze medal, diameter 8 cm

This is the reverse of the medal representing Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. It shows the figure of Fortitude, holding a broken column and seated on two elephants. The Malatesta family adopted the elephant as part of their heraldry, as it stood for strength and fame.

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