Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, by Giovanni Matta Republic of obverse and reverse show evidence

obverse and reverse show evidence of some oxidation

An SA Sports Badge stick pin

perhaps to Anglicize his German surname

000 casualties in the process

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, by Giovanni Matta Republic of obverse and reverse show evidence(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. A lovely decoration, constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a white enamelled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enamelled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red enamels, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse features a Gold central medallion bearing a black enamelled eagle