Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse bearing a central

the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand-painted depiction of St

measuring 205 mm (w) x 150 mm (h) when folded

The underside of the skirt is stamped “NS66”

5 mm (w) x 112 mm (h)

" This was followed by his participation with the 1st Pioneer Battalion during the Okinawa Gunto Campaign

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse bearing a central(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana ) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic V Class Knight, Instituted in 1951. Three piece construction, in silver with red, white, green and black enamels, gilt star on both sides, unmarked, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, in excellent condition. In its original