Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, Miniature, C.1900 Archive 74 mm (w) x 42

74 mm (w) x 42

the division repulsed five attacks of divisional strength and a further 85 attacks of battalion strength

but they were not severe attacks

encircled by a 40 mm band of white wheat sheaf embroidery on a black background

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, Miniature, C.1900 Archive 74 mm (w) x 42Of fine quality, likely German manufacture, in Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 1. 7 grams, measuring 17 mm (w) x 18. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, with ring, chipping and loss evident in the white enamels on the arm at 12 o'clock on the reverse, very 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 1572 by Emmanuel