Italy, Republic. An Order Of The Star Of The Italian Solidarity, I Class Grand Officer, C.1960 Hold He had two years' service

He had two years' service under his belt as a Boy Seaman

HOITT'S Fine Art Gallery

The throat of the scabbard is held together by a single rivet

A 1815 Waterloo to the 71st Regiment Foot

in sterling silver and enamels

Italy, Republic. An Order Of The Star Of The Italian Solidarity, I Class Grand Officer, C.1960 Hold He had two years' service(Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana). Instituted in 1947. Three piece construction, in silver gilt, inscribed in Italian "STELLA DELLA SOLIDARIETA ITALIANA" and inscribed in Latin "ANNO MCMXLVIII" (Year 1948) on the reverse cartouche, measuring 66. 8 mm (w) x 68 mm (h), vertical pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity was founded as a national order by the first President of the Italian Republic,