Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
Appearance
Colonial Order of the Star of Italy | |
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![]() The insignia of the colonial order | |
Type | State Order |
Awarded for | Service in the Italian colonies |
Presented by | ![]() |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 18 January 1914 |
Last awarded | 2 June 1946 |
TheColonial Order of the Star of Italy(Italian:Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia[ˈordinekoloˈnjaːledellaˈstεlladiˈtaːlja]) was founded as acolonial order of chivalryon 18 June 1914 byItalianKingVictor Emmanuel III,to reward soldiers deployed to the colony ofLibya.The order had fallen into abeyance by 1943, whenAllied forcesconquered the colonies ofItalian North Africa.[1]
The various degrees of the order, with limits to their number, were as follows:
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Mendola, Louis A.M.Contemporary Knighthood in ItalyArchived2010-10-31 at theWayback Machineoriginally published in the Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, London: 1989 and 1993