Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Officer’s Star, by S. Johnson, in Gold Auction vertical pinback with a barrel

vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire loop

1916" and has a carrying handle held in place via two rivets

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Pinned onto the centre of the cap band is an aluminum combined wreath and cockade

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Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Officer’s Star, by S. Johnson, in Gold Auction vertical pinback with a barrel(Ordine della Corona d'Italia). Instituted February 20, 1868 by Emmanuel II. A lovely Grand Officers Breast Star, in silver, featuring eight faceted arms with large ball finials, the central medallion in Gold presenting the white enamel cross with Savoy knots in the quadrants, the lombardy crown on a blue enamelled field encircled by a Gold ring, the reverse of the star presenting a vertical pin assembly, reverse cartouche of S. JOHNSON MILANO ROMA,