Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Grand Cross Breast Star, in Gold, c. 1805 Province of China December 7th

December 7th

Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War

illustrating an upward pointing arrow flanked by the initials "E L" and oak leaves

and thus will need a new uniform

Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Grand Cross Breast Star, in Gold, c. 1805 Province of China December 7th(Ordine Reale di San Ferdinando e al Merito). Instituted April 1, 1800 by Ferdinand IV, King of Naples. An early Napoleonic star, a silver star with clusters of delicately faceted rays, with a faceted Fleur de Lis in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a Gold and enamelled figure of St. Ferdinand superimposed on a Gold disc, encircled by a blue enamelled ring inscribed FIDEI ET MERITO in the bottom half, the reverse offers a dual pronged