Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy in Gold, Commander Hold The interior bears an etched

The interior bears an etched maker’s mark of “ET” for Eisenhüttenwerk Thale

Private Duffin was assigned as a Technician Fifth Grade to Battery C

1922 and was a member of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy near the end of WWII

Footnote: The Royal Victorian Order was established by Queen Victoria in 1896 as a personal gift that could be conferred without approval from ministers

with a barrel hinge and flat wire catch

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy in Gold, Commander Hold The interior bears an etchedInstituted in 1868. In Gold, cross in white enamel linked with rope. Obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours, reverse shows Savoy cross imposed on an inverted black eagle with gold background. Neck ribbon divided into three bands, fine condition, very slight chip on reverse left side of crossbar. Footnote: The Order was founded by Victor Emmanuel II in 1868 to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was the first national