Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, Grand Officer Breast Star, by E. Gardino Cravanzola Archive 5 mm ribbon bar with

5 mm ribbon bar with gilt Officer device and pinback

presenting the coat of arms of austro-hungary

Accompanied by an award document for a West Wall Medal to Unteroffizier Franz Siedenkamp of the 3

III Class Knight (Ordre du Mérite Touristique

A maker marked is also etched onto the reverse ricasso reading “F

Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, Grand Officer Breast Star, by E. Gardino Cravanzola Archive 5 mm ribbon bar with(Ordine coloniale della Stella dItalia). Instituted January 18th, 1914. Constructed of silver and red, white, and green enamels, consisting of a silver breast star with five rays with six quills between the arms of the cross, with a five pointed silver gilt star with white enameled arms and ball finials superimposed on the award, a central red enameled medallion bearing the Royal Crown and Royal cypher of King Vittorio Emanuele, surrounded by a green