Italian States, Sicily Kingdom. An Order Of Francis I, Knight Commander, C.1820 Hold and measures taken against exiled

and measures taken against exiled priests and royalists were relaxed

The front is completed by a vertical row of five large brown plastic buttons on the right side

above a trapezoid base bearing a date of “1939”

maker marked "THE GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS COMPANY Ltd LONDON" on the inside lid

All documents are dated to July or September of 1942

Italian States, Sicily Kingdom. An Order Of Francis I, Knight Commander, C.1820 Hold and measures taken against exiledOf high quality Austrian manufacture in silver gilt with a white enameled Maltese cross, fleur de lys in each quadrant, centre with Initials of Francis I with green enameled laurels and blue enameled motto ring, reverse with silver gilt centre with institution date in black enameling, hand detailed suspension arms with elongated commander ribbon loop, integral ring marked VR denoting Austrian silver inventory mark of items manufactured between 1810