Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Iii Class Commander, C.1955 Archive at Stammkompanie/Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 376 (Grenadier Replacement

at Stammkompanie/Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 376 (Grenadier Replacement Battalion 376) and was sworn in on 7 September 1943

Newfoundland was still a seperate British colony and did not enter Canadian Confederation until 1949

featuring a handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Friedrich Materna

including a small handwritten note from Unfried

a General Service Cap Badge (in gilt metal

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Iii Class Commander, C.1955 Archive at Stammkompanie/Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 376 (Grenadier Replacement(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. In silver gilt with red, white, green and black enamels, marked "800" (silver) and "958 MI"(silversmith registration number and made in Milano) on the loop, measuring 55. 8 mm (w) x 74. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was founded as the senior order