Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight, C.1955 United Republic of along with civilians and foreigners

along with civilians and foreigners

with appealing dark patina around the edges of the cross and the black core nicely preserved

It is accompanied by its period original visor cap

nee Burgess)

which made just 30 flights over 11 months in 1938-39 before being scrapped in 1940

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight, C.1955 United Republic of along with civilians and foreigners(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. Three piece construction, in silver gilt with white enamels, the crown suspension in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 44. 7 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was founded as the senior order of knighthood by the second