Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Cross, By E.gardino, C.1955 Archive featuring a black enameled double-headed

featuring a black enameled double-headed Romanov Imperial Eagle with hand carved detailing

A scarce civilian award

This effectively made him Germany's War Minister

and Medal of the Greek-Turkish War 1912-1913 (in bronze

born February 19

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Cross, By E.gardino, C.1955 Archive featuring a black enameled double-headed(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. Badge: in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 71 mm (w) x 96 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping and loss evident in the red enamels at the base of the crown, on its original full length sash incorporating a decorative moir pattern; and Breast Star: insignia in silver gilt with white enamels, mounted to an eight pointed star base, each star point with