Germany, Third Reich. A Signed Portrait of Dino Grandi Dedicated to Reichsminister Hans Frank United Republic of Although the Order was founded

Although the Order was founded by Pope Pius IV in 1560

Instituted 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg (later King Friedrich I of Prussia)

Hardshelled with a wooden frame

the First War medals with a conjoined pinback

Legion of Merit

Germany, Third Reich. A Signed Portrait of Dino Grandi Dedicated to Reichsminister Hans Frank United Republic of Although the Order was founded(Justizminister Dino Grandi Portrt mit Unterschrift). A portrait of Italian Minister of Justice (formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs and Italian ambassador to the United Kingdom) Dino Grandi, depicted in full regalia with a variety of awards and orders visible, pasted to a card stock backer and situated above a handwritten dedication from Grandi to Reichsminister Hans Frank, dated 1940 and closing with Grandis signature, measuring 26 cm (w) x 36 cm