Albania, Principality. An Order of Skanderbeg, Officer’s Badge, by Cravanzola consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1888 in Ottawa

1888 in Ottawa

measuring approximately 290 mm (l) x 125 mm (h) when folded flat

the visor reverse is tan in colour

A unique Winterhilfswerk (WHW) and social welfare token collection

lion in silver gilt centered upon a red enamelled disk

Albania, Principality. An Order of Skanderbeg, Officer’s Badge, by Cravanzola consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1888 in OttawaInstituted December 3, 1925. Multi piece construction, featuring a silver gilt and white enamel five point cross with ball finials and a green enamelled wreath in each quadrant, surmounted by the Crown of Skanderbeg, reverse marked Cravanzola Roma in the center, with a vertical pinback, marked on reverse with an 800 silver mark and silver Italian mark (1934 1944) denoting Turin manufacture on reverse, measuring at 46. 56 mm (w) x 82. 83 mm (h) and