Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, c.1900 Province of China demonstrates only slight material fatigue

demonstrates only slight material fatigue

circumscribed by commemorative inscriptions

Both ships were moving northward from Singapore to support the Japanese evacuations of the Nicobar and Andaman Islands

all four prongs intact on both badges

Constructed of bronze

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, c.1900 Province of China demonstrates only slight material fatigue(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. Constructed of 18kt Gold, with blue, green, red, and white enamels, suspended from a fixed loop and loop suspension from its period original neck ribbon, consisting of a white enamelled hollow 18kt Gold cross with matching Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enamelled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red