Colonial Order of the Star of Italy,
Commander (Full Size)
義大利之星殖民勳章
指揮官級(官方版)
Item number: M35
Year: AD 1914-1946
Material: Gold and Enamel
The results after XRF testing
crown | rim between the arms of the star | |
Ag | 3.36% | 34.28% |
Au | 50.73% | 57.85% |
Cu | 45.26% | 3.98% |
Zn | 0.395% |
Size: order 73.67 x 52.63 / ribbon 49.61 x 145.30 mm
Weight: 20.5 g
Provenance: Liverpool Medals 2022
Initially conferred upon soldiers stationed in the Libyan colony, it was originally devised to honor indigenous individuals in the colonies who had notably contributed to the glory of both the colonies and Italy. This recognition came with a significant criterion: Italian recipients of the Order were limited to half the maximum number of members. Furthermore, those recognized under this category were required to demonstrate merit within Italian colonies, either as residents, diplomats, or governmental and military officials within colonial territories.
Following the territorial loss of the colonies and the abdication of the final Italian monarch, Umberto II, in AD 1946, the order ceased to be bestowed. Subsequently, in AD 1947, Enrico De Nicola, the interim head of state, established the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity. This order underwent a renaming process in AD 2011, becoming the Order of the Star of Italy.
Class等級 | How to wear如何佩帶 | Limit 人數限制 |
Grand Cross 大十字級 | Sash from the left shoulder, gold breast star 掛帶,由左自右,金色胸星 | 4 |
Grand Officer 大指揮官 | Neck ribbon, silver breast star 頸帶,銀色胸星 | 7 |
Commander / Lady Commander 指揮官/女指揮官 | Neck ribbon 頸帶 | 20 |
Officer 軍官 | Left side of the chest, ribbon with rosette 左胸,綬帶有襟花 | 50 |
Knight / Lady 騎士/女士 | Left side of the chest 左胸 | 150 |
The order shown is a white-enameled, five-pointed gold star adorned with gold balls on each tip, symbolizing the Italian star, commonly referred to as the Stella d’Italia. Its obverse exhibits the intertwined and crowned initials, VE (representing Vittorio Emanuele), embellished within a red enamel medallion. Encircling this centrepiece is a green enameled, gold-rimmed circlet, with the year AD 1911 inscribed below, signifying the occupation of the later colony of Libya. On the reverse side, a three-line inscription, “AL MERITO COLONIALE” (For Colonial Merit), is fully red-enamelled and encased in a golden border. Adorning the star is a suspended golden crown.
The neck ribbon, red and bordered by accents of white and green, signifies the rank of Commander.
This insignia bears the marking “B,” denoting Dominico Cravanzola, the successor of Fratelli Borani. Initially established in 1850 with their store situated on Via Dora Grossa in Turin, Fratelli Borani exclusively served the King of Sardinia, crafting insignia for all his orders. By AD 1866, they expanded to Florence, ceasing operations in AD 1871 upon their relocation to Rome and the opening of a shop at Via Del Corso 338.
During that same year, Dominico Cravanzola, a Borani employee, assumed proprietorship, overseeing the business until 1916. Apart from the previous Sardinian orders, the Borani name was also featured on early insignia of the Order of the Crown of Italy.
Renowned as Italy’s primary jeweler during this epoch, the firm produced insignia for the Royal Italian orders, the San Marino Order, and various orders for other nations.
物件編號: M35
年代: 公元 1914-1946 年
材質: 黃金, 琺瑯
XRF分析結果
皇冠 | 星星的金邊 | |
Ag | 3.36% | 34.28% |
Au | 50.73% | 57.85% |
Cu | 45.26% | 3.98% |
Zn | 0.395% |
尺寸: 勳章 73.67 x 52.63/綬帶 49.61 x 145.30 mm
重量: 20.5 g
來源: 利物浦獎章 2022
義大利之星殖民勳章(Ordine coloniale della Stella d’Italia),由國王維托里奧·埃馬努埃萊三世於公元1914年6月18日設立,作為殖民地騎士勳章。最初旨在表揚在殖民地為義大利和殖民地的榮耀做出卓越貢獻的土著人士。主要頒發給駐紮在利比亞的士兵,因此,制定了限制性規定,義大利獲獎者不得超過最大成員的一半。只有在義大利殖民地有顯著貢獻的人,包括居民、外交官或在殖民地領土擔任政府和軍事官員的人才有資格獲得此殊榮。
公元1943年盟軍攻佔義大利北非殖民地後,該勳章便逐漸淡出使用。義大利殖民地的消失和最後一位義大利國王翁貝托二世於公元1946年退位,標誌著這個勳章的停止頒發。隨後,在公元1947年,臨時國家元首恩里科·德尼科拉創立了義大利國星勳章,後來於公元2011年更名為義大利之星勳章。
Class等級 | How to wear如何佩帶 | Limit 人數限制 |
Grand Cross 大十字級 | Sash from the left shoulder, gold breast star 掛帶,由左自右,金色胸星 | 4 |
Grand Officer 大指揮官 | Neck ribbon, silver breast star 頸帶,銀色胸星 | 7 |
Commander / Lady Commander 指揮官/女指揮官 | Neck ribbon 頸帶 | 20 |
Officer 軍官 | Left side of the chest, ribbon with rosette 左胸,綬帶有襟花 | 50 |
Knight / Lady 騎士/女士 | Left side of the chest 左胸 | 150 |