Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Boys GTRexclude MacLaren (B9153)

MacLaren (B9153)

no sharpening and a nice clean maker mark and motto

was notified of his death by telegram

maker marked “Paul Merkens

Canada's eight Pioneer Battalions performed the same kind of duties as the engineers

Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Boys GTRexclude MacLaren (B9153)In silver with dark blue enamels, marked "800" (silver) on the reverse, measuring 39. 5 mm (w) x 47 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, original ribbon with pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning between 1926 and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Giovent Italiana del Littorio (GIL), a youth section of the National