Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1900 visually-hidden two wooden blocks secured in

two wooden blocks secured in place via u-shaped copper plates on either side of the inside lid

along with two Rosettes

rank as of 1 April 1943

scattered silvering wear and surface wear

the obverse bearing a multi-coloured printed unit emblem

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1900 visually-hidden two wooden blocks secured in(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. In 18K Gold, a white enamelled Shamrock cross, with green enamelled fans with ball finials in each quadrant representing a Maltese cross, surmounted by a large Gold crown and lightly beaded elongated suspension loop, measures 53 mm (w) x 84. 8 mm (h), weighs 25. 6 grams, evident cracking and large chip in the center of