Albania, Principality. An Order of Skanderbeg, Officer’s Badge, by Cravanzola visually-hidden A German Cross in Gold

A German Cross in Gold by Otto Klein - Marked 134

with the bottom outer layer of the cross in silver/aluminum threads

the bust framed by the inscription "THE GIFT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ASIATIC SQUADRON UNDER THE COMMAND OF COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY"

celebrating his life and heroism

the underside stamped in green ink "Klempa" above "BLOCK VI" in handwritten blue ink where the two ends of the armband are sewn together at the rear

Albania, Principality. An Order of Skanderbeg, Officer’s Badge, by Cravanzola visually-hidden A German Cross in GoldInstituted 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