Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, Grand Cross in Gold, c.1935 United Republic of obverse illustrating a torch-bearing runner

obverse illustrating a torch-bearing runner

at the age of 79 in Nauvoo

This is an extremely well-preserved volume of statutes of the Austrian Order of the Iron Crown

and British items

22 mm (w) x 87

Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, Grand Cross in Gold, c.1935 United Republic of obverse illustrating a torch-bearing runner(Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia). Instituted in 1914, discontinued in 1943. A lovely set comprising a Grand Cross badge in 18K Gold, a white enamelled five point star with small ball finials, the obverse medallion presenting the crowned cypher of Victor Emmanuel on a red enamelled disc encircled by a green enamelled ring dated 1911, the reverse in red bearing the inscription AL MERITO COLONIALE, the badge is surmounted by a large hollow crown,