Italy. A Long Service Cross For Twenty-Five Years' Service, Gold Grade Hold along with a reinforced slot

along with a reinforced slot below that opens into the exterior left waist pocket

embarking Vladivostok aboard the S

in Manchester

remaining relatively clean

Italy. A Long Service Cross For Twenty-Five Years' Service, Gold Grade Hold along with a reinforced slotIn silver gilt, unmarked, measuring 35. 7 mm, original ribbon, traces of gilt remains, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Long Service Cross was instituted on November 8, 1900 by Royal Decree No. 358 and awarded to officers who had actively served for at least twenty five years in the Royal Army, Navy and later, the Air Force. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and