the Iron Cross 2nd Class immediately below at the opening of the tunic
a veteran of sixteen months service with the 8th Infantry Battalion in France and Belgium
surrounded by the inscription "PARK CHUNG HEE - THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA"
A Post War Signed Photograph of Knight's Cross Recipient - Helmut Mahlke
Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown Of Italy In Gold, Ii Class Grand Officer Set, C.1890 Newly Listed the Iron Cross 2nd Class(Ordine della Corona d'Italia). Instituted in 1868. Grand Officer Badge: multi piece construction, in 18K Gold with red, white, green, blue and black enamels, weighing 22. 2 grams, unmarked, measuring 50. 2 mm (w) x 53. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, on its original full length neck ribbon; and Grand Officer Breast Star: insignia in 18K Gold with red, white, green and blue enamels, affixed to an eight pointed star base, the