Italy, Fascist State. A 1945 Medal For Honour And Freedom, By G. Verginelli Newly Listed with a fasces bearing an

with a fasces bearing an eagle's head at the far left

Everyone would want to wear something that could show that they were "doing their bit" for the war effort

Unidentified Order (silver gilt with white enamels

a circular medal constructed of gilded bronze

Ebony-coloured wooden handle is chipped where it meets the lower crossguard and has experienced crazing around the SS insignia and chipping on both sides where it butts the upper crossguard

Italy, Fascist State. A 1945 Medal For Honour And Freedom, By G. Verginelli Newly Listed with a fasces bearing anBronze medal bearing Italian Repubblica Sociale Italiana,1945 (translation: Italian Social Republic,1945) on obverse, tarnishing on obverse, reverse bearing Italian Per LOnore E Per La Liberta (translation: For Honour and For Freedom), with makers mark G. Verginelli on reverse at 6 oclock, measuring at 37. 0mm (w) x 41. 1mm (h to top of integral loop) and weighing at 28. 0 grams, in very fine condition.