Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, Miniature, C.1900 Archive the division repulsed five attacks

the division repulsed five attacks of divisional strength and a further 85 attacks of battalion strength

gilded and bronzed

broken cellophane wrapping

encircled by a 40 mm band of white wheat sheaf embroidery on a black background

but they were not severe attacks

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, Miniature, C.1900 Archive the division repulsed five attacksOf fine quality, likely German manufacture, in Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 1. 7 grams, measuring 17 mm (w) x 18. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, with ring, chipping and loss evident in the white enamels on the arm at 12 o'clock on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the House of Savoy, founded in 1572 by Emmanuel