Offered is a circa 1900, Italian Order of the Crown, Grand Officers breast star, by Wolfers of Brussels. Breast star consists of a 81mm wide, eight-pointed silver faceted chiselled star with ball-tipped finials; the face with a centrally-imposed gold-edged white enamel cross pattée alisée with silver knots between the arms, a circular central deep blue enamel medallion bearing the silver crown of Savoy with red, white and green jewels, encircled by a silver-gilt ring; the reverse plain with pin for wear and with makers cartouche of Wolfers of Brussels. An exceptionally fine condition and superbly made example. The Order was established on 20 February 1868 by Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of unified Italy to commemorate unification (though it was only in 1870 that the Papal States and Rome joined the union). It was intended to reward outstanding service to Italy and was open equally to Italian and non-Italian citizens. It became obsolete with the dissolution of the Italian monarchy at the end of World War II and has not been issued since. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “WW1 ERA ITALY ORDER OF CROWN GRAND OFFICER MEDAL BREAST STAR WOLFERS BRUSSELLS” is in sale since Sunday, January 17, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Campaign: World War I
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country: Italy
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1910s