Italy, Fascist State. A Scarce Italian Arditi Special Forces Lapel Pin Badge, c. 1942 Province of China (1841-1872 issue)

(1841-1872 issue)

circumscribed by an inscription of “QUAN-CONG-BOI-TINH” (“MILITARY MERIT MEDAL”)

Defence Medal 1939 - In bronze

in turn surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a raised gilt inscription of “PRÆMIANDO INCITAT” (“REWARDING ENCOURAGES”) set within a ribbed gilt frame

bearing an oak leaf design around the circumference

Italy, Fascist State. A Scarce Italian Arditi Special Forces Lapel Pin Badge, c. 1942 Province of China (1841-1872 issue)(Distintivo per spilla da bavero delle forze speciali Arditi). c1942 issue. Constructed of silvered zinc, consisting of a grinning skull with a dagger clinched in its teeth horizontally, the reverse plain, unmarked, with a vertical needle pin, measuring 34. 0 mm (w) x 31. 3 mm (l), in very fine condition.