Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Roman Eagle, III Class Commander Hold with an additional distributor mark

with an additional distributor mark of “P&MN

repainting of the scabbard

suspension hallmarked with French assay silver hallmarked denoting manufacture since 1838

again flying Wapitis

Footnote: SMS Irene was a protected cruiser or Kreuzerkorvette of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) and the lead ship of the Irene class

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Roman Eagle, III Class Commander Hold with an additional distributor mark(Ordine Civile e Militare dell'Aquila Romana). Instituted 14 March 1942 by King Victor Emmanuel III. (1942 1944 official issue; issued by the Italian Social Republic until 1945). Type I (1942 1943). Civil Division. In silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, type I as designed by the crowned eagle on the obverse centrepiece, unmarked, measuring 52. 3 mm (w) x 55. 5 mm (h inclusive of its integral ring), weighs 32. 34 grams with ribbon,