a 1934 regimental 600 year anniversary badge
The division continued on anti-partisan duty until the Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces of September 8
The crown retains a legible maker’s mark of “GEORGE RIEDER
with conjoining bar between every ray creating an oval shape
Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Commander, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity a 1934 regimental 600 year(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. Badge including its Crown with a four piece construction, in silver with red, white, green and black enamels, gilt star on both sides, unmarked, measuring 55. 5 mm (w) x 77. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, gilt star loose on one side, scattered gilt wear, residue evident on the white enamelled arms on both sides, missing its ring, with replacement ribbon,