Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set C. 1950 Auction Archive German Made - Of high

German Made - Of high quality and undoubtedly German made in silver and enamels

maker markings “DRR Morisse & Co

overlaid by a central silver shield bearing a black Teutonic Cross

for merit in the development of military science and technologies used in training of the Armed Forces of the USSR

with an additional visor of identical construction set into the reverse

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set C. 1950 Auction Archive German Made - Of highInstituted March 3, 1951. A Grand Cross badge in silver gilt featuring a white enamel cross with ball finials and an eagle in each quadrant, a central five point star sits atop the cross, the reverse mirrors the obverse, the badge is surmounted by a large crown depicting turrets, marked 800 and 58 MI denoting Milano manufacture between 1944 1968, measures 70. 6mm (w) x 101. 9mm (h inclusive of integral ring atop crown suspension), weighs 56. 7 grams,