Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus and St. Maurice, Commander in Gold, c.1900 United Republic of National Defense with one Oak

National Defense with one Oak Leaf Cluster

most of the silvered finish has been lost

A postcard featuring illustrations of the aircraft flown by Leutnant Alfred Ambs (Me-262 fighter ace with 7 victories in 75 missions)

unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of an early brass core variant produced by Steinhauer & Lück

all unmarked and measuring 45 mm (w) x 60 mm (l)

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus and St. Maurice, Commander in Gold, c.1900 United Republic of National Defense with one Oak(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. A Commander neck badge, consisting of 18K Gold, in the form of a white enamelled shamrock cross with the 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. 35 mm (w) x 85. 22 mm (h), weighs 32. 04 grams (including ribbon), enamel chips and cracks on white shamrock,