Italy. A Military And Hospitaller Order Of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem, Dame's Breast Badge GTRexclude very fine and very scarce

very fine and very scarce

when the 5th Battalion was on loan to the 3rd Brigade as a reserve unit

Royal Canadian Regiment - 1939-1945 Star

gilt loss on the obverse

likely locally and hand made produced document

Italy. A Military And Hospitaller Order Of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem, Dame's Breast Badge GTRexclude very fine and very scarceIn silver gilt with green and white enamels, measuring 28. 8 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping in the green enamels along with frame wear evident on the left side of the reverse centrepiece, on its original bow tied ribbon with pinback, better than very fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem was a Catholic military order founded by crusaders around 1119 at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, Kingdom of