Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Officer With Case, C.1960 Hold gray rayon reinforcement strip sewn

gray rayon reinforcement strip sewn to the bottom

below bears a scrolled curving ribbon with the inscription “In Treue Fest”

A Order of St

The reverse is taped in three places

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Officer With Case, C.1960 Hold gray rayon reinforcement strip sewn(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