Italy, Republic. An Army Officer's Cross Belt, c.1935 Hold showing some cracking near the

showing some cracking near the centre point of the cross on both sides

with Army cloth backing

his right side more painful

with framed portrait of recipient in silvered frame

all with a dark patina

Italy, Republic. An Army Officer's Cross Belt, c.1935 Hold showing some cracking near theBelt consists of two pieces, each with a gold coloured bullion wire upper, herringbone pattern design incorporated in the centre, the edges trimmed in a repeating v shaped pattern, the uppers stitched in place upon black felt backers, each piece with a synthetic core, two insignias affixed to the belt's upper that appears on the wearer's front, a 67. 5 mm x 106 mm silvered zinc crowned eagle with raised wings and a shield bearing a cross upon its