Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in addition to near-total loss

in addition to near-total loss of nickel plating to the hilt

The battle is well-documented in the Report of Operations by the 78th Battalion C

maker marked on reverse “ANTON REITTERER JEWELLER WIEN IX SCHUBERTS

the lid bearing a gilded and embossed German national eagle

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in addition to near-total loss(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. In 18K Gold, a white enamelled Shamrock cross, with green enamelled fans with ball finials in each quadrant representing a Maltese cross, surmounted by a large Gold crown and lightly beaded elongated suspension loop, measures 53. 8 mm (w) x 84. 1 mm (h), weighs 25. 7 grams, loss of three bulbs of the shamrock cross (two