Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Iii Class Commander, C.1955 Archive including a small handwritten note

including a small handwritten note from Unfried

Reich Federation of German Civil Servants (RDB) Miniature Badge (silvered bronze

a General Service Cap Badge (in gilt metal

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/35” for maker Wächtler & Lange

Newfoundland was still a seperate British colony and did not enter Canadian Confederation until 1949

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Iii Class Commander, C.1955 Archive including a small handwritten note(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. In silver gilt with red, white, green and black enamels, marked "800" (silver) and "958 MI"(silversmith registration number and made in Milano) on the loop, measuring 55. 8 mm (w) x 74. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was founded as the senior order