Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus, Grand Officer’s Set by Cravanzola, c.1900 Archive 7mm (w) x 78

7mm (w) x 78

overlaid on both the obverse and reverse with white diamond patches bearing dyed black mobile swastikas

reverse marked 1/20-12K G ONSTERLING

surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing gilt oak leaves

number 280400

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus, Grand Officer’s Set by Cravanzola, c.1900 Archive 7mm (w) x 78(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. A Grand Officers Set, consisting of an 18 kt Gold neck badge, a white enamelled shamrock cross with the arms of a green rays of a Maltese cross in each quadrant, the reverse mirrors the obverse, surmounted by a large hollow Gold crown, worn on a full length green neck ribbon, measures 53. 67 mm (w) x 85. 08 mm (h), weighs 26. 27 grams, enamel chips on white shamrock, ribbon missing tie at one