Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude consisting of 1) A HJ

consisting of 1) A HJ Membership Badge

maker marked “Franz Richter - Z

Second-in-Command of the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles and Commanding Officer of the 105th Infantry Battalion

the obverse bearing a raised depiction of the peak of the Wasserkuppe flanked by a glider in mid-flight

Watt RCAF (rear turret)

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Set GTRexclude consisting of 1) A HJ(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. A fantastic Grand Cross Set comprising a Grand Cross sash badge, in silver gilt, featuring a white enamel cross with a gilt five point star in the center of the cross and a ball finial at each end of each arm, with eagles in each quadrant, reverse mirrors the obverse, the cross is surmounted by a large crown of the republic, measures 70. 8 mm (w) x 95 mm (h inclusive of crown suspension