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Auction 18 16-18 January 2014
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ITALY:The Order of the Crown of Italy (Ordine della Corona d'Italia) 5th class Knight, 18K gold with white and blue enamel, choice EF.
The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit. Compared with the older Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, the Order of the Crown of Italy was awarded more liberally and could be conferred on non-Catholics as well; eventually, it became a requirement for a person to have already received the Order of the Crown of Italy in at least the same degree before receiving the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. The Order of the Crown of Italy was divided into the five traditional classes: Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer and Grand Cross. The order has been suppressed by law since the foundation of the Republic in 1946. However, Umberto II did not abdicate his position as fons honorum and it remained under his Grand Mastership as a dynastic order with stars replacing the crowns on the ribbons.
Estimate: 225-275 USD
The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit. Compared with the older Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, the Order of the Crown of Italy was awarded more liberally and could be conferred on non-Catholics as well; eventually, it became a requirement for a person to have already received the Order of the Crown of Italy in at least the same degree before receiving the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. The Order of the Crown of Italy was divided into the five traditional classes: Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer and Grand Cross. The order has been suppressed by law since the foundation of the Republic in 1946. However, Umberto II did not abdicate his position as fons honorum and it remained under his Grand Mastership as a dynastic order with stars replacing the crowns on the ribbons.
Estimate: 225-275 USD