Egypt, Arab Republic. An Order of Merit, II Class, Grand Officer Badge, to Soviet Official Leonid Peshekhonov, c. 1959 Buy Now piloted by 2nd Lieutenant William

piloted by 2nd Lieutenant William Durrand

Footnote: The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded by Victor Emmanuel II in 1868 to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861

Thistle Works Paisley)

trimmed in red piping on both open sides of the tunic

scattered contact marks on the reverse

Egypt, Arab Republic. An Order of Merit, II Class, Grand Officer Badge, to Soviet Official Leonid Peshekhonov, c. 1959 Buy Now piloted by 2nd Lieutenant William(Nishan al Ishtiqaq). Instituted in 1953. Type II (1958 1972), c. 1959 issue. Of multi piece construction, consisting of a five pointed gilded silver star with multiple rays emanating from the center between the arms of the star, the obverse with another five pointed star constructed of royal blue and white enamels, the obverse with a central raised half globe inscribed Merit in arabic lettering in gilt within blue enamels, suspended from a swivel