Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth Athletic Competition Medal Auction Archive Light blue silk neck ribbon

Light blue silk neck ribbon exhibiting a moiré

The left hip pocket opens with a diagonal slit and the right hip pocket is reinforced with a wool flap

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Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth Athletic Competition Medal Auction Archive Light blue silk neck ribbon"Opera Nazionale Balilla" (ONB). In bronze, obverse illustrating three bare chested male athletes, the front man with a discus, the two men behind with javelins, surrounded by the inscription "SORTI DEVOTA FVTVRAE PAPI", reverse illustrating a large fasces, with a branch of oak leaves and acorns to the left and a branch of leaves to the right, inscribed "A" at the above left, "VII" at the above right, "ONB" below the fasces and engraver marked "F. M.