Italy, Kingdom. A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Auction Archive bearing four bands of silver

bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black and white threading

1 Clasp - ATJEH 1873-1875 (silvered war materials

white cotton mesh backer with plastic overlay

postmarked August 26

yet afterwards did not return for duty immediately

Italy, Kingdom. A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Auction Archive bearing four bands of silverIn bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 31. 5 mm (h), slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, in its original glassine package of issue, mint.