Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy ( ital. Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia ) was on January 18, 1914 by King Vittorio Emanuele III. Donated by Italy in five classes and could be awarded to people who had made special contributions to the interests of the Italian colonies .
Order classes
The number of members to be awarded annually was regulated:
- Grand Cross on 4 members
- Grand officer to 7 members
- Commander to 20 members
- Officer to 50 members
- Knights to 150 members
Order decoration
The medal is a five-pointed, white enameled gold star with gold balls on the tips. This represents the Italian star, the so-called Stella d'Italia . In the red enamelled medallion the entwined and crowned initials of the founder VE (Vittorio Emanuele). This is followed by a green enameled, gold-rimmed ring with the year 1911 below . The date refers to the occupation of the later colony of Libya . On the reverse of the completely red enameled and gold-rimmed medallion the three-line inscription AL MERITO COLONIALE (For colonial merit ).
Carrying method
Grand Cruisers wore the award on a sash off their left shoulder with a gold breast star . Grand officers as well as the commanders around their necks, but with a slightly reduced silver breast star. Officers and knights decorated the medal on the ribbon on the left side of the chest, with a rosette on the ribbon of the officers .
All decorations with the exception of the knight have a crown between the medal and the ring .
The ribbon is red with a narrow white side stripe.
Others
With the loss of the colonies and the abdication of the last Italian king Umberto II in 1946, the order was no longer awarded. In 1947, the provisional head of state Enrico De Nicola founded the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity , which was renamed the Order of the Star of Italy in 2011 .
literature
- Arnhard Graf Klenau: European Order from 1700. Klenau, Fridingen 1978, ISBN 3-921566-05-3 .
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