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 with a rightward facing bust

with a rightward facing bust of the national personification of Chile in the center of the award

that in a couple of years

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

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

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 with a rightward facing bust(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