Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight, C.1955 Hold exterior with a smooth butterscotch-colour

exterior with a smooth butterscotch-colour finish

Including silver coin

with an article published the following day in the Toronto Star

United States: World War I Victory Medal

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight, C.1955 Hold exterior with a smooth butterscotch-colour(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. Three piece construction, in silver gilt with white enamels, the crown suspension in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 44. 7 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was founded as the senior order of knighthood by the second