Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, I Class Commander, C.1910 Auction measuring 41 mm (w) x

measuring 41 mm (w) x 63 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension

also blank

Constructed of silver aluminum bullion wire thread woven into two rows of piping

when he was awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal on July 30

all of which is flanked by a ribbon banner inscribed "SEMPER LABORA"

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, I Class Commander, C.1910 Auction measuring 41 mm (w) xIn gold with red, green and white enamels, weighing 21 grams, measuring 51. 5 mm (w) x 83. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, on a full length neck ribbon, chipping and crazing evident in the centre of the white enamelled cross on both sides, the green enamels intact, very fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the House of Savoy, founded in 1572 by Emmanuel