Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of Saint John, By Tanfani Bertarelli Archive It measures 227x167mm (on a

It measures 227x167mm (on a 360x298mm piece of paper)

Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa in June 1941

measuring 23 mm (W) x 39

5mm wing tip to wing tip

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of Saint John, By Tanfani Bertarelli Archive It measures 227x167mm (on a(Military Division). An Order of Merit (Military Division) of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, Knight of Magistral Grace, in silver with white enamels, maker marked "TANFANI BERTARELLI" on the reverse of the suspension bearing a red and white enamelled shield upon a silver bow tied ribbon, measuring 48. 5 mm (w) x 116 mm (h) inclusive of bow tied ribbon and shield suspension, the badge with