Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy in Gold, Commander Hold with a barrel hinge and

with a barrel hinge and flat wire catch

Private Duffin was assigned as a Technician Fifth Grade to Battery C

Fed through the top button hole are slightly soiled ribbons of the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 and the East Medal

several numbers have been hand scratched into the interior case

original ribbon suspended from a traditional Spanish-style horizontal pinback hanger

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy in Gold, Commander Hold with a barrel hinge andInstituted in 1868. In Gold, cross in white enamel linked with rope. Obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours, reverse shows Savoy cross imposed on an inverted black eagle with gold background. Neck ribbon divided into three bands, fine condition, very slight chip on reverse left side of crossbar. Footnote: The Order was founded by Victor Emmanuel II in 1868 to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was the first national