Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Commander in Gold, c. 1805 Hold the front cover voided in

the front cover voided in the centre and bearing a large multi-colour Shanghai Volunteer Corps insignia under a transparent cover

It was awarded for meritorious services to commerce and industry

An example of a German Eagle Order Merit Medal (Verdienstmedaille des Deutschen Adlers)

Iron Cross I Class

the same cemetery where both his parents are interred

Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Commander in Gold, c. 1805 Hold the front cover voided in(Ordine Reale di San Ferdinando e al Merito). Instituted April 1, 1800 by Ferdinand IV, King of Naples. An extremely rare order of extremely high quality, from the Napoleonic period, in solid 18K Gold, a Commander neck badge, featuring six clusters of three smooth rays with a white enamelled Fleur de Lis in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a Gold and enamelled figure of St. Ferdinand in high relief, encircled by a blue enamelled ring