Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus, Grand Officer’s Set by Cravanzola, c.1900 GTRexclude Instituted in 1874

Instituted in 1874

the badge consisting of a finely enameled red four-armed cross with opened Fleur-de-lis ends in 18kt Gold

He returned to the Reserves in January 1950

good example

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus, Grand Officer’s Set by Cravanzola, c.1900 GTRexclude Instituted in 1874(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. A Grand Officers Set, consisting of an 18 kt Gold neck badge, a white enamelled shamrock cross with the arms of a green rays of a Maltese cross in each quadrant, the reverse mirrors the obverse, surmounted by a large hollow Gold crown, worn on a full length green neck ribbon, measures 53. 67 mm (w) x 85. 08 mm (h), weighs 26. 27 grams, enamel chips on white shamrock, ribbon missing tie at one