Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy in Gold, Commander consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked Ellis & Co

marked Ellis & Co

the frame covered in Army green wool with two strips of cotton piping sewn between the buttons on the frame's upper)

(Krieger-Verdienstmedaille II

A pair of Braunschweig War Merit Crosses

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy in Gold, Commander consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked Ellis & CoInstituted in 1868. In Gold, cross in white enamel linked with rope. Obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours, reverse shows Savoy cross imposed on an inverted black eagle with gold background. Neck ribbon divided into three bands, fine condition, very slight chip on reverse left side of crossbar. Footnote: The Order was founded by Victor Emmanuel II in 1868 to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was the first national