Italy, Kingdom. An MVSN Anti-Aircraft Unit Sleeve Shield GTRexclude with a pommel crown in

with a pommel crown in silver gilt with four arches and four beads set into the band

unmarked on the back

The Order was established by King Denis in 1319 as a religious Order under the Cistercian rule to serve the Portuguese crown and expel the Moors from the peninsula

overlaid by a central Iron Cross

medallion worn on a ribbon with rosette on left breast - up to 60 recipients a year

Italy, Kingdom. An MVSN Anti-Aircraft Unit Sleeve Shield GTRexclude with a pommel crown inConstructed of an aluminum alloy, the obverse consisting of a black shield topped by an MSVN style Italian national eagle, bearing a central raised anti aircraft gun, circumscribed by an inscription of MILIZIA CONTROAEREI (ANTI AIRCRAFT MILITIA), perforated with three eyelets for sew on attachment, unmarked, measuring 55 mm (w) x 74. 3 mm (h), light wear and loss of black, very fine condition.