Italian States, Kingdom Of The Sicilies. A Royal Order Of Francis I, Knight With Crown, C.1880 Auction Footnote: Ernst Herbert Walter Raban

Footnote: Ernst Herbert Walter Raban was born on January 20

The black patent leather visor has a chin strap composed of two strands of twisted gold-coloured bullion wire resting along the top edge

followed by additional postings to No

hand-engraved text and images on the obverse and text on the reverse

clasp retains on reverse about 99% of the original finish

Italian States, Kingdom Of The Sicilies. A Royal Order Of Francis I, Knight With Crown, C.1880 Auction Footnote: Ernst Herbert Walter Raban(Reale Ordine di Francesco I). Instituted 1829. A superb example exhibiting extremely well executed detailing, with a white enameled Maltese Cross in Gold, featuring hand etched and detailed Gold fleur de lis in each quadrant, with a Gold obverse centre exhibiting an engraved cyphre of Francis I, surrounded by a green enamelled laurel wreath and a finely blue enamelled border with the Latin Motto De Rege Optime Merito (King most deserving), reverse