Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, V Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive WWI Belgian Yser Medal -

WWI Belgian Yser Medal - Bronze and green enamels

Nine days after enlisting

maker’s cartouche of Auguste Fonson

then to Temporary Warrant Officer 2nd Class on October 1

suspended from a swivel crown suspension and its period original ribbon

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, V Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive WWI Belgian Yser Medal -(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. In Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 13. 7 grams, measuring 39. 5 mm (w) x 61 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with reinforced button hole stitched in place, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the House of Savoy, founded in