Italy, Kingdom. Al Valore To Furnaletto Carlo, 1936, Italian Somaliland consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac parade-mounted on a magnetic metal

parade-mounted on a magnetic metal backer with a horizontal pinback

the reverse medallion presents an inscription AME A MI PATRIA CUANTO FUE ESE AMOR LO DIRA LA HISTORIA

BALCONER GORDON H

the obverse centrepiece missing a series of enamelled jewels on the crown

Ontario and Alexandria Bay

Italy, Kingdom. Al Valore To Furnaletto Carlo, 1936, Italian Somaliland consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac parade-mounted on a magnetic metalType II. In bronze, engraved Fernaletto Carlo cielo somalia gen apr 1936 XIV (Translating to Sky Somalia Jan April 1936 14 measuring 33. 41cm (w) x 41. 33 (h) (to top of suspension), 17. 1 grams with original soiled ribbon, very fine. Contained within original case of issue, measuring 50. 54mm (w) x 109. 99 mm (h), fine. Footnote: Italian colonial expansion into Africa, part of Italian East Africa (1936 1941). In 1936 the area was integrated as the