Italy. A Fullsize And Miniature Italian Order Of The Crown Of Italy, Knight, Cased Auction interlaced with threading to give

interlaced with threading to give definition to the wings and wrath

Some of the heroic actions recognized by an award of the Virtuti Militari are equivalent to those meriting the British Victoria Cross

carried in fifty-five gallon drums and added to by siphoning from tanks of the carrying aircraft

With Swords

Italy. A Fullsize And Miniature Italian Order Of The Crown Of Italy, Knight, Cased Auction interlaced with threading to giveItaly (Kingdom); Fullsize: Gold with red, white, green, blue and black enamels, weighing 10. 8 mm grams inclusive of its ribbon, unmarked, 36. 7 mm, original ribbon, intact enamels; and Miniature: Gold with red, blue and black enamels, weighing 1. 7 grams inclusive of its ribbon, unmarked, 15. 5 mm, original ribbon. Extremely fine. Accompanied by its 9 mm rosette with button hole attachment, in their hardshelled case of issue, two piece bronze gilt