International. A Military And Hospitaller Order Of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem, Officer, C.1965 Archive adorned by bronze gilt ornate

adorned by bronze gilt ornate cross with red enamels

1944 while serving in Italy

50th Regiment of Infantry

with obvious signs of badge being pined on it at one point

Textbook example

International. A Military And Hospitaller Order Of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem, Officer, C.1965 Archive adorned by bronze gilt ornateIn bronze gilt with green and white enamels, measuring 40 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem was a Catholic military order founded by crusaders around 1119 at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose care became its original purpose, named after patron saint Lazarus.