Bidspirit auction | Lot of 160 merit medal

Lot of 160 merit medal - Diameter: 49 mm. Total weight: approx 9440 g In bronze, commissioned and produced by Bertoni-Milan, as a celebration of the participation by S.I.R., Società Italiana Resine, in the construction of desalination plants in Qatar, as indicated by the Italian inscriptions on the front, which frame a depiction of such plants, and on the back, following the same layout, in Arabic. Literature: Società Italiana Resine (S.I.R.) was an important Italian chemical company, founded in 1931 and specialized in the production of chemical resins for industrial applications. Over the decades, it collaborated on national and international industrial projects, including the supply of materials and technical consulting for chemical plants and infrastructure.