Italy WWI Order of Saint St Maurice & Lazarus Knight's Cross

ITALY: Knight's Cross in the Order of Saint 
Maurice and Saint Lazarus.
The Order was instituted in 1816 by King 
Vittorio Emanuele of Sardinia. 
It was awarded, mostly to Catholic recipients 
(Italian and non Italian) during the period of 
the Italian Monarchy for outstanding and 
meritorious Services to Italy. 
After the end of WW2, the Italian Republic no 
longer recognized further awards of the Order, 
however the Italian Royal Family in exile (King 
Umberto II and Crown Prince Vittorio 
Emanuele) kept awarding the Decoration as 
Dukes of Savoy and Grandmasters of the 
Order.
This example is of the WW1 period.

FULL SIZE

WW1 1914 - 1918

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos: Light enamel 
damage on the tip of 2 the green triangles 
on the reverse side.

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