Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, by Giovanni Matta Auction Archive the Military Merit Cross 1st

the Military Merit Cross 1st Class (1916)

foldover locking clasp at the bottom

reverse-mounted under glass with a brief biography which includes his two citations

which was used between 1872 and 1922

Coningham remained in the Royal Air Force

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, by Giovanni Matta Auction Archive the Military Merit Cross 1st(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. A lovely decoration, constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a white enamelled hollow construction Gold cross with 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 enamels, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse features a Gold central medallion bearing a black enamelled eagle