Vatican, Papal State. An Order of Pius IX, Officer in Gold, c.1900 Province of China An Italian Leva Italian Youth

An Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband - Screen-printed black ink on thin white mesh cotton

The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry Brigade

he received his first posting into the Cape Province Artillery Brigade

The interior of the cap is lined in black rayon blended fabric on all sides

The first organization of descendants of the Revolutionary War was established in California in 1876

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of Pius IX, Officer in Gold, c.1900 Province of China An Italian Leva Italian Youth(Ordine di Pio IX). Instituted June 17th, 1847. A scarce award of extremely fine craftsmanship, in 18kt Gold, consisting of a blue enameled eight pointed star with rays of sun emanating from the center of the award between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a circular central white enameled medallion inscribed Pius IX, surrounded by a Gold ring inscribed with Virtuti et Merito (Virtue and Merit), the reverse of the same design, the central