Italy, Kingdom. An Order St. Maurice And St.lazarus In Gold, Grand Officer Auction Archive 1914-15 Star (GNR

1914-15 Star (GNR

encompassed by a border inscribed with “Vereidigung der Niederschlesier” (Swearing-in of the Lower Silesians)

Fleet Marine Force in New River

measuring 45 mm (w) x 940 mm (l)

with award document dated 25

Italy, Kingdom. An Order St. Maurice And St.lazarus In Gold, Grand Officer Auction Archive 1914-15 Star (GNR(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. A Grand Officer set including a Gold shamrock cross with white enamel arms, and a green enamel Maltese cross between the shamrock arms, surmounted by a large silver gilt crown, reverse mirrors the obverse, measures 53. 5mm (w) x 85. 8mm (h inclusive of cross adorned integral ball atop surmounting crown), weighs 22. 9