Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse bearing a central

the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand-painted depiction of St

" This was followed by his participation with the 1st Pioneer Battalion during the Okinawa Gunto Campaign

with a rightward facing bust of the national personification of Chile in the center of the award

The underside of the skirt is stamped “NS66”

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse bearing a central(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana ) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic V Class Knight, Instituted in 1951. Three piece construction, in silver with red, white, green and black enamels, gilt star on both sides, unmarked, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, in excellent condition. In its original