Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Girls Auction Archive chipping evident in the green

chipping evident in the green enamels on the reverse of the arm at 9 o'clock

missing its silver date bar in the centrepiece

Guy achieved the rank of Telegraphist Lieutenant on October 1

98 mm x 107 mm

forearm fixed in position

Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Girls Auction Archive chipping evident in the greenIn chromed metal with light blue enamels, unmarked, measuring 39. 7 mm (w) x 47. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, very light contact, lightly soiled original ribbon with safety pin attachment, 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 Fascist