Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Collar Chain, C.1955 Archive with six pages of text

with six pages of text

1944 he was promoted to Rottwachtmeister

and it is not quite like anything that ever happened to anyone else

a War Merit Cross boutonniere

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Collar Chain, C.1955 Archive with six pages of textItaly: Badge has a three piece construction, in silver gilt with white enamels, crown suspension in silver gilt with red, green, black and white enamels, 55. 3 mm x 74 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, the crown surmounted by a 34. 3 mm x 43. 7 mm silver gilt framed interlocking "RI" (Repubblica Italiana), with a chain in silver gilt, consisting of eleven 13. 5 mm x 24. 2 mm stars alternating with ten 26 mm x 36. 3 mm cluster bows, one cluster bow