Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Collar Chain, C.1955 certificate_of_authenticity 105 mm x 150 mm)

105 mm x 150 mm)

surrounded by the inscription "PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL"

light gilt wear)

measuring 207x280mm

the interior retaining a fully-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/84” and a secondary code of “003050”

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Collar Chain, C.1955 certificate_of_authenticity 105 mm x 150 mm)Italy: Badge has a three piece construction, in silver gilt with white enamels, crown suspension in silver gilt with red, green, black and white enamels, 55. 3 mm x 74 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, the crown surmounted by a 34. 3 mm x 43. 7 mm silver gilt framed interlocking "RI" (Repubblica Italiana), with a chain in silver gilt, consisting of eleven 13. 5 mm x 24. 2 mm stars alternating with ten 26 mm x 36. 3 mm cluster bows, one cluster bow