Vatican, State. An Advocate Order Of St. Peter, Ii Class Star, C.1900 Hold upper and backer in chocolate

upper and backer in chocolate brown wool

measuring 52 mm x 33 mm

13mm (w) x 53

It then participated in the successful Battle of the Piave River (June 1918) and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto (October and November 1918)

possibly ground-found

Vatican, State. An Advocate Order Of St. Peter, Ii Class Star, C.1900 Hold upper and backer in chocolate(Ordine di San Pietro). Instituted 1877. 1877 1909 issued. Of French manufacture, a multiple ray eight pointed star in silver, obverse superposing by an enameled white four armed cross with ball finials and gilded scaled border in bronze gilt, featuring clusters of three gilded rays in each quadrant, with centre displaying an etched portrait of St. Peter surrounded by an enameled blue border with the inscription AVVOCATI DI SAN PIETRO, reverse with