Italy, Kingdom. A Pair of Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and include slight tarnish of

and include slight tarnish of the blade

these early SS cotton armbands are rarer than the more commonly found wool armbands

securely holding the sabre in place during storage

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Italy, Kingdom. A Pair of Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and include slight tarnish of1. Instituted in 1861. In 18 karat gold, cross in white enamel linked with gold rope, obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours, reverse shows Savoy cross imposed on a black eagle with gold background, neck ribbon divided into three bands, very slight chip on reverse left side of crossbar, fine condition. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded by Victor Emmanuel II to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was