Italian States, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. A Royal Order Of The Two Sicilies, Knight in Gold, c.1808 Auction Archive mounted to an original u-shaped

mounted to an original u-shaped ribbon

(Waffen-SS Ausweispapiere)

the Marines on top fought back tenaciously

accompanied by a matching ribbon bar measuring 28 mm in length

66 mm x 94 mm inclusive of its crossed swords

Italian States, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. A Royal Order Of The Two Sicilies, Knight in Gold, c.1808 Auction Archive mounted to an original u-shaped(Ordine reale delle Due Sicilie). Instituted 1808. A beautiful and rare decoration, comprising a five pointed red enameled Gold star, obverse coat of arms of Sicily, Trinacria, surrounded by an enameled blue border with the inscription JOSE NAPOLE SICILI REX INSTI, the reverse medallion featuring a prancing horse surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed PRO RENOVATA PATRIA, with a large surmounting eagle featuring delicately etched feathers,