Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set C. 1950 certificate_of_authenticity the ends of one strap

the ends of one strap held in place via a rivet

constructed of a card stock binding with a grey canvas exterior liner

Footnote: This membership stickpin was worn by Germans living in the Alsace-Lorraine Region of France who supported the annexation of that region to the Third German Reich in 1938

when some officers of the Ghanaian armed forces ousted Dr

1764 by Queen Maria Theresa

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set C. 1950 certificate_of_authenticity the ends of one strapInstituted March 3, 1951. A Grand Cross badge in silver gilt featuring a white enamel cross with ball finials and an eagle in each quadrant, a central five point star sits atop the cross, the reverse mirrors the obverse, the badge is surmounted by a large crown depicting turrets, marked 800 and 58 MI denoting Milano manufacture between 1944 1968, measures 70. 6mm (w) x 101. 9mm (h inclusive of integral ring atop crown suspension), weighs 56. 7 grams,