Italy. A Royal Navy Cruisers War Navigation Badge, (2Nd Degree) With Packet, C.1942 Buy Now (Ordine di San Pietro)

(Ordine di San Pietro)

the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

000 quart bottles of Seattle Malting and Brewing Company’s “Rainier” beer

topped by four bands of interwoven black and silver threading

Italy. A Royal Navy Cruisers War Navigation Badge, (2Nd Degree) With Packet, C.1942 Buy Now (Ordine di San Pietro)Bronze gilt, maker marked "R. DAZZI" and "S. JOHNSON" on the reverse, 44. 7 mm x 49. 3 mm, vertical pinback, extremely fine. In its glassine packet of issue, maker marked "JOHNSON MILANO ROMA" on the front, undulated, packet near very fine. Footnote: This badge was introduced on May 27, 1944 and was awarded for thirty months of embarkation or 3,000 hours of navigation and three war engagements.