Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Iii Class Commander, C.1960 Archive with a 50 mm long

with a 50 mm long knurled stick pin

with his "ankles and hands getting puffy" and a "sort of stiffness and tingling" in his fingers

in silver frame with iron core (magnetic)

measuring approximately 53 mm x 20 mm (varying sizes)

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Iii Class Commander, C.1960 Archive with a 50 mm long(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. In silver gilt with red, white, green and black enamels, measuring 52. 5 mm (w) x 70. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was founded as the senior order of knighthood by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi in 1951. The highest ranking honour of the