Italy, Republic. An Order of the Roman Eagle, Grand Cross Breast Star, c.1945 Auction Archive with padding added to the

with padding added to the underside of the beret behind the badge

the exterior wrapped in light brown leather and embossed with the image of the Mayflower (the ship that famously transported the first English Puritans

A pair of Slovakian trench art brass shell cases

and open with reinforced diagonal slashes

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Italy, Republic. An Order of the Roman Eagle, Grand Cross Breast Star, c.1945 Auction Archive with padding added to the(Grande Ufficiale dell'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 rare and lovely Grand Cross Star, in silver, featuring eight arms of faceted rays, the obverse medallion bearing a central white enameled Cross Patte joined through the arms by a circular green enameled laurel wreath, the central disc featuring an