Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, Ii Class Grand Officer Star, C.1880 Newly Listed gilt and silvered bronze insignia

gilt and silvered bronze insignia on a red enamelled circle

Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR

The cap measures approximately 235 mm (w) x 250 mm (l) x 150 mm (h)

with Egyptian script on the reverse

scratch on the boar's head and light contact overall evident on the insignia

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, Ii Class Grand Officer Star, C.1880 Newly Listed gilt and silvered bronze insignia(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. Insignia in Gold with green and white enamels, mounted to an eight pointed star base, each star point with nine faceted rays, with a single faceted ray between each point, maker marked "Do. CRAVANZOLA & C. SUCCESSI A FRAi BORANI ROMA" on the reverse cartouche, measuring 79 mm (w) x 79. 8 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, crazing evident in the white enamels in the centre and on