Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, with Case Province of China Gold Medal of the Technical

Gold Medal of the Technical University in Brno (brass

81 mm (w) x 60

when "Archie" with his first round broke most of my top plane extension and cut the aileron controls

at Funafuti

engraved "Vizekönig 1932-33

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, with Case Province of China Gold Medal of the Technical(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