Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Knight in Gold, c.1880 Republic of and Collar Tab Pair (in

and Collar Tab Pair (in frosted silver

This unselfish service is worthy of the highest praise

with a period/wartime neatly replaced center catch for stabilization and a horizontal slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

The first known distinctive metal branch insignia authorized for the Army is this helmet plate c

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Knight in Gold, c.1880 Republic of and Collar Tab Pair (in(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro, Cavaliere). Instituted in 1434. In 18K Gold, a Knight without crown, featuring a white enamelled shamrock cross with green enamelled Maletese cross segments in each quadrant, measures 37. 2 mm (w) x 39. 9 mm (h), weighs 9. 42 grams, worn on original ribbon (sewn closed), small enamel cracks, in extremely fine condition.