Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set Auction Archive OLAF LARSEN

OLAF LARSEN

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Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set Auction Archive OLAF LARSEN(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. A fantastic Grand Cross Set comprising a Grand Cross sash badge, in silver gilt, featuring a white enamel cross with a gilt five point star in the center of the cross and a ball finial at each end of each arm, with eagles in each quadrant, reverse mirrors the obverse, the cross is surmounted by a large crown of the republic, measures 70. 8 mm (w) x 95 mm (h inclusive of crown suspension