Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, V Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive and soon drafted by the

and soon drafted by the 2nd Battalion in the French theatre

silver eagle centrepiece

The top left and right bear two copper metal buttons to attach a leather handle

all set on a 150 mm-long bar with a horizontal pinback

1987 in Clearwater

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, V Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive and soon drafted by the(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. In Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 13. 7 grams, measuring 39. 5 mm (w) x 61 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with reinforced button hole stitched in place, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the House of Savoy, founded in