Italy, Kingdom. A National Security Volunteer Militia's Long Service Cross, East Africa Campaign Auction 1935 Bach and Luther Days

1935 Bach and Luther Days Tinnie - Bronze gilt on die-stamped tin

unmarked but a variation manufactured from approximately 1800 until 1820

КИРОВА” (“IN THE NAME OF S

in the lower left corner is an enlarged version of the NSKK driver’s badge

ISBN 0 241 10232 4

Italy, Kingdom. A National Security Volunteer Militia's Long Service Cross, East Africa Campaign Auction 1935 Bach and Luther Days(Croce di anzianit di servizio per la milizia volontaria per la sicurezza nazionale). Instituted in 1933. Ten Years' Service, with Bronze Gladius for the East Africa Campaign. In bronze, the obverse centrepiece inscribed with the initials "MVSN" (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = National Security Volunteer Militia, popularly referred to as the 'Blackshirts'), the reverse centrepiece inscribed "DIECI ANNI (Ten Years), measuring 38. 5 mm