Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Knight in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the right collar tab displays

the right collar tab displays a set of hand-embroidered SS runes in silvered bullion wire tightly wrapped around a white fabric thread

Both the liner and sweatband are maker marked “ABTEILUNG BERTHOLD LISSNER

40 mm x 48

over an open-ended wreath with the inscription “Gott Mit Uns” (God with us) above

An example of a rare and extremely well preserved pennant of the DJ (German Youths/Deutsche Jugend)

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Knight in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the right collar tab displays(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. Constructed of 18kt Gold, with blue, green, red, and white enamels, suspended from a fixed loop and swivel ring suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a white enameled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enameled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red