Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Cross, By E.gardino, C.1955 Archive the six o’clock with an

the six o’clock with an initial institution date of “1813”

inscribed "FOCH" above and "1918" below

and is designed with a traditional high peak

his awards page show that he earned the Bordfunkerabzeichen (Radioman’s Badge)

and bearing reverse straps

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Cross, By E.gardino, C.1955 Archive the six o’clock with an(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. Badge: in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 71 mm (w) x 96 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping and loss evident in the red enamels at the base of the crown, on its original full length sash incorporating a decorative moir pattern; and Breast Star: insignia in silver gilt with white enamels, mounted to an eight pointed star base, each star point with