Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy. An Order of Civil Merit, c. 1900 Buy Now identifying this as the type

identifying this as the type II version

with a single light brown button closure

set against a background bearing a depiction the main building at Moscow State University and above an inscription of “МОСКВА” (“MOSCOW”)

He is documented on the roll as having been posted from Montreal

marked 1 for Deschler

Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy. An Order of Civil Merit, c. 1900 Buy Now identifying this as the type(Ordine Civile di Savoia). Instituted October 31st, 1831. (c. 1900 issue). Constructed of 18kt Gold and fine quality manufacture enamels, consisting of a baby blue enameled Greek Cross, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion with the monogram CA of Charles Albert in Gold, surrounded by a fine Golden ring, the reverse equally enameled on the arms, with a central white enameled medallion inscribed Al Merito Civile 1831 in golden capitalized