Italy, Tuscany. A Military Order Of Saint Stephen, Grand Cross Breast Star, C. 1840 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Constructed of brown card stock

Constructed of brown card stock with black ink

the Australians attacked Vichy French positions on the northern side

It exhibits spotting and multiple contact marks on the blade

with one each at the tip

Italy, Tuscany. A Military Order Of Saint Stephen, Grand Cross Breast Star, C. 1840 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Constructed of brown card stock(Sacro Militare Ordine di Santo Stefano Papa e Martir). Instituted by Pope Pius IV in 1561. A bronze gilt breast star featuring an eight point star with smooth rays, with a super imposed Maltese cross extending in each knee of the star, with interior red enamelling, between each arm of the cross lies a decorative Fleur de Lis, the reverse presents a single pin with dual stays, and numerous rivets to secure the enamelling of the cross and the Fleur de