Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Knight in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A War Merit Cross Second

A War Merit Cross Second Class (“Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

Murray with a strength of 37 officers and 1

40 mm x 48

Both the liner and sweatband are maker marked “ABTEILUNG BERTHOLD LISSNER

over an open-ended wreath with the inscription “Gott Mit Uns” (God with us) above

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Knight in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A War Merit Cross Second(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 swivel ring suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a white enameled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enameled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red