Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, Knight, Cased consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Saratoga Sept

Saratoga Sept

The breasts of the tunic each bear two pockets opening with a reinforced buttonhole meeting a magnetic bronze button

number impressed "856" on the reverse

maker marked “BeVo-Wuppertal” on obverse

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, Knight, Cased consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Saratoga Sept(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. In 18K Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 9. 2 grams, unmarked, measuring 42. 3 mm (w) x 41. 8 mm (h), residue evident around the three ball cluster on the ends of all four arms on both sides, otherwise the enamels are intact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, forest green dimpled exterior, crowned monogram of King Vittorio Emanuelle III in gold