Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer’s Cross with Miniature Buy Now the oval central medallion features

the oval central medallion features a red enamel background with a figure in Gold standing beside a pillar

ISBN 0-912138-14-9

Pinned into the tunic above the upper right breast pocket is an Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League (Teikoku Zaiko Gunjin Kai) membership badge

he returned to England and was discharged from active service on April 19

bearing a central machine-embroidered silver-grey inscription of “AFRIKA” (with the second “A” missing a horizontal line)

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer’s Cross with Miniature Buy Now the oval central medallion featuresInstituted in 1868. Cross in white enamel linked with gold rope, obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours, reverse shows Savoy cross imposed on a black eagle with gold background, neck ribbon divided into three bands, inclusive of loop 53 mm (h) x 37. 9 m m (w), fine condition. Miniature with rosette, 26. 2 mm (h) x 18. 6 mm (w), evidence of chipping on obverse lateral cross arms, very fine condition. Housed in original case, very fine