Italian States, Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. An Order Of Military Merit, Commander By Rothe In Gold, C. 1910 Auction Archive Officer (three-piece construction

Officer (three-piece construction

surrounded by an oval wreath of oak leaves

an Irish Regiment of Canada (A

Towards the end of his time at the Western Front

23 mm x 85

Italian States, Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. An Order Of Military Merit, Commander By Rothe In Gold, C. 1910 Auction Archive Officer (three-piece construction(Ordine Militare d'Italia). Instituted on December 19, 1853 by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. A suberb 14kt Gold badge of Austrian manufacture, consisting of a white enamelled five arm cross with segments of a delicately crafted oak leaf wreath in each quadrant joined by a ribbon at 6 oclock, the obverse center medallion presents a white enamel field with LII (Leopold II), surrounded in a blue enamel surround inscribed MERITO MILITARE (Military