Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Officer Breast Star Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Verdienstkreuz in Gold

(Verdienstkreuz in Gold

Private Gibson was struck off strength to "O" Wing at Witley on May 25

in turn lined with two bands of black machine-embroidered thread

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey threaded insignia

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Officer Breast Star Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Verdienstkreuz in GoldInstituted in 1868. A silver eight point star with large ball finials, with a superimposed obverse cross in 18K Gold and enamel with knots in each corner, the centerpiece features a blue enameled field with a Lombardy crown with red, green, and white enamel details, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse presenting a vertical pin with dual stays, measures 72. 6 mm (h) x 73. 5 mm (w), weighs 55. 6 grams, enamels intact, in extremely fine condition.