War Merit Cross, in Bronze

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SKU: 02.ITA.0334.101.01.000

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  • Bronze Cross Obverse
  • Bronze Cross Reverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    Italy
  • Composition
    Bronze
  • Inscription
    Rev: RI MERITO DI GVERRA
  • Size
    38mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the Bronze Cross is attributed to Suetonius at Wikipedia at thttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meritodiguerra.jpg and used through the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, and the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version. The image has been cropped to display the obverse and reverse images separately.

History


This Cross was originally founded by King Victor Emmanuel III in 1918 during the Kingdom of Italy.

The modern Cross was re-established in 1947, and it is conferred upon Italian military personnel for rendering at least a full year of service while in contact with enemy forces.

The Cross may be awarded three times in total to a single recipient who served in multiple conflicts. Each additional awarding merits the addition of a star to the cross’ ribbon. Wherein the second conferral of the Cross has a single star on the ribbon, and the third conferral of the cross has two stars on the ribbon.

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