Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Officer With Case, C.1960 GTRexclude / With effect while holding

/ With effect while holding an appointment as an Officer of the Royal Naval Air Service

and signed by Emperor Wilhelm II in black ink

with fragments attached to the two-piece constructed brass buttons on either side

of fine quality (Austrian) manufacture

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Officer With Case, C.1960 GTRexclude / With effect while holding(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted March 3, 1951. Type I. 1951 2001 issue. Likely Cravanzola manufacture, a set of the Grand Officer consisting of a ball tipped enameled white four armed cross in silver gilt, featuring detailed silver gilt Italian eagles in each quadrant, the centre exhibiting a superposed five pointed star in gilt, suspending by a partially enameled large Mural Crown also in silver gilt, presenting double sided