Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight, Fullsize And Miniature Buy Now marked "Preis 2 RM" (Price

marked "Preis 2 RM" (Price 2 Reichsmark) at the lower right

The inside of the cap is lined with black silk-textured liner with a sewn-in clear plastic diamond with matching fabric with “Meister Klasse Leicht Dauerhaft

with an eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge

the obverse is blackened with three raised borders

Ministry of Food (Regents Park)

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, V Class Knight, Fullsize And Miniature Buy Now marked "Preis 2 RM" (Price(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. Fullsize: four piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 44. 5 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, exhibiting light contact and spotting on the white enamels, however, all enamels remain intact, original ribbon; and Miniature: two piece construction, in silver gilt with white enamels, measuring 16. 3 mm (w) x 25. 5 mm (h) inclusive