Italy, Kingdom. A City Of Rome Merit Medal United Republic of but typical cross by Deschler

but typical cross by Deschler & Sohn

smooth finished butterscotch-coloured leather tab stitched in place on the underside at the right end

Two-piece construction of silvered zink

1915 and promoted to the rank of Major with pay on March 19

set on a 145 mm-long bar

Italy, Kingdom. A City Of Rome Merit Medal United Republic of but typical cross by DeschlerIn bronze, obverse illustrating a she wolf nursing and sheltering the infants Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned, standing upon a pedestal bearing the Latin inscription "S. P. Q. R" ("Sentus Populusque Rmnus" = "The Senate and People of Rome"), reverse inscribed "AL MERITO" within an open ended wreath of oak leaves and acorns, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, edge nicks, bruised, spotting, original ribbon, very fine. This offering is a part of