Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Girls Auction Archive dated September 24

dated September 24

measuring 151 mm x 18 mm

even rarer than the German Order

Lüdenscheid” and marked “Ges

decorations and badges

Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Girls Auction Archive dated September 24In chromed metal with light blue enamels, unmarked, measuring 39. 7 mm (w) x 47. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, very light contact, lightly soiled original ribbon with safety pin attachment, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning between 1926 and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Giovent Italiana del Littorio (GIL), a youth section of the National Fascist