Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth Gil (Gioventu Italiana Del Littorio) Fascist Youth Mariner Merit Badge Auction 25mm (x 55

25mm (x 55

serving with the Number 25 Canadian Field Dressing Station and the Number 3 Field Ambulance for one year

maker marked “Ferd

measures 41

Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth Gil (Gioventu Italiana Del Littorio) Fascist Youth Mariner Merit Badge Auction 25mm (x 55In silvered bronze, obverse illustrating a Fascist youth sailor at the left, looking through a porthole at a battleship on the waves, the GIL insignia at the base, inscribed "AL MERITO PREMARINARO G. I. L." on the porthole, reverse maker marked "S. A. PICCHIANI BARLACCHI FIRENZE", measuring 40. 2 mm in diameter, vertical pinback, scattered silvering wear, spotting, contact marks, very fine.