Italian States, Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. A Royal Order Of Francis I In Gold, Ii Class Knight, By Rothe, C.1875 Auction which rest upon the visor

which rest upon the visor

maker marked on reverse " L 22" (GLASER & SOHN)

Allied Expeditionary Force) / is appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour / to assume the rank as of October 25

a brown leather sweatband fully surrounds the lower circumference and measures 38 mm in width and is secured to the cap with a row of machine stitching

The members were divided into five classes: Honorary Knights

Italian States, Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. A Royal Order Of Francis I In Gold, Ii Class Knight, By Rothe, C.1875 Auction which rest upon the visor(Reale Ordine di Francesco I). Instituted 1829. Issued 1829 1859. A white enamelled eight pointed star in Gold, featuring Gold detailed fleur de lis in each quadrant, with a Gold obverse centre exhibiting an engraved cyphre of Francis I, surrounded by a green enamelled laurel wreath and a finely blue enamelled border with the inscription De Rege Optime Merito, reverse centre in Gold with a blue enamelled inscription Franciscusi Instituit MDCCCXXIX