Italy, Kingdom. An Order St. Maurice And St.lazarus In Gold, Grand Officer Auction Encompassed by an 18kt gold

Encompassed by an 18kt gold bezel and case

by Geoffrey P

The 39th Infantry Battalion was raised in Southeastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Belleville

5 mm x 33 mm

Italy, Kingdom. An Order St. Maurice And St.lazarus In Gold, Grand Officer Auction Encompassed by an 18kt gold(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. A Grand Officer set including a Gold shamrock cross with white enamel arms, and a green enamel Maltese cross between the shamrock arms, surmounted by a large silver gilt crown, reverse mirrors the obverse, measures 53. 5mm (w) x 85. 8mm (h inclusive of cross adorned integral ball atop surmounting crown), weighs 22. 9