Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Roman Eagle, Knight with Swords, by Cravanzola Buy Now the button on the left

the button on the left pocket having been lost to time

and the wreath demonstrates evidence of post-war re-attachment and now sits slightly off-centre

derived from the vine staffed carried by Roman centurions as an emblem of office

the reverse medallion in silver gilt bearing the inscription SI DEUS PRO NOBIS QUIS CONTRA NOS 1922

the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Roman Eagle, Knight with Swords, by Cravanzola Buy Now the button on the left(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). A Knight consisting of a Cross Patte with white enamelled arms joined through the quadrants with a circular green enamelled laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central blue enamelled medallion overlaid by a pre 1945 style Italian