Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Officer With Case, C.1960 GTRexclude measuring 53 mm x 38

measuring 53 mm x 38 mm

of fine quality (Austrian) manufacture

the obverse centre bears a crowned woman clutching a sword in one hand and a flag staff in the other

Although any wood could be used

obverse centre displays period repairs to medallion and is slightly off-centre

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Officer With Case, C.1960 GTRexclude measuring 53 mm x 38(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted March 3, 1951. Type I. 1951 2001 issue. Likely Cravanzola manufacture, a set of the Grand Officer consisting of a ball tipped enameled white four armed cross in silver gilt, featuring detailed silver gilt Italian eagles in each quadrant, the centre exhibiting a superposed five pointed star in gilt, suspending by a partially enameled large Mural Crown also in silver gilt, presenting double sided