Seniority Cross
The seniority cross ( it. Croce per Ananzianità di servizio militare ) was initially an award of the Kingdom of Italy , which on November 8, 1900 by decree 359/00 in four stages by Victor Emanuel III. was donated. The cross is awarded today in an almost unchanged form. Instead of the crown, however, a silver or gold star is now in use.
Graduation (1900)
- Officers for 40 years of service: golden cross with crown
- Officers for 25 years of service: Golden Cross
- NCOs for 25 years of service: Silver cross with crown
- NCOs for 16 years of service: Silver Cross
Graduation (today's form)
- Officers for 40 years of service: Golden cross with star
- Officers for 25 years of service: Golden Cross
- NCOs for 25 years of service: Silver cross with star
- NCOs for 16 years of service: Silver Cross
Appearance and wearing style
The gold-plated or silver-plated cross is eight-pointed and shows the entwined insignia of King VE (Viktor Emanuel) on top of one another on the medallion on the obverse . The royal crown hovers over the letter, provided it corresponds to the awarded level. The back is identical to the front of the cross, but shows the period of service XL , XXV or XVI in the middle medallion in Roman numerals .
The cross is worn as a ribbon medal on the upper left side of the chest of the borrower on a green-white-green ribbon.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Ottfried Neubecker : The Italian order system . In: Uniformen-Markt , ZDB -ID 331317-7 , year 1936, p. 56.