An Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband Newly Listed WWI Victory Medal- Army Service

WWI Victory Medal-  Army Service Corps - (S4-060356 A

there is a 70 mm wide cotton band along the waistline

earning the Chevrons of the Non-Commissioned Officer

nice old original patina

War Services

An Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband Newly Listed WWI Victory Medal- Army ServiceAn Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband Screen printed black ink on thin white mesh cotton, inscribed "O. N. B." with the ONB insignia to the left and a fasces to the right, inscribed "LEVA FASCISTA" below, 110 mm x 290 mm, fabric was screen printed with a fold in it causing separation in the "V" in "LEVA", mold spotting throughout, fine. Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization