Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Officer in Gold, by Cravanzola consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 41 x 4 4mm

41 x 4 4mm

A textbook example of a Prussian Observer’s badge (Beobachterabzeichen)

Prototype Sketches

2 mm inclusive of its eagle and VALOR suspension

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Officer in Gold, by Cravanzola consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 41 x 4 4mm(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. 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 with a red and white