Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, c.1900 GTRexclude A Miniature Queen's South Africa

A Miniature Queen's South Africa Medal with Case - Fine period strikings from an old miniature collection

After having recovered

1918 on "Compassionate Grounds"

which allowed them to retire to more comfortable billets

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, c.1900 GTRexclude A Miniature Queen's South Africa(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. In silver gilt, a white enamelled Shamrock cross with a green enamelled Maltese cross arm in each quadrant, surmounted by a crown, obverse mirrors the reverse, measures 39. 47 mm (w) x 60. 8 mm (h), weighs 13. 8 grams, worn on a replacement green ribbon, enamels intact, in extremely fine condition.