Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Francis I, I Class Knight in Gold, c. 1850 Archive obverse illustration a right arm

obverse illustration a right arm reaching inward from the left side

and United Nations Korea Medal (SD 8734 R S ADAM)

sixteen days shy of his eighteenth birthday (although his age is stated as 18 years

and slight loss of blue enamels

both unmarked and measuring 27

Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Francis I, I Class Knight in Gold, c. 1850 Archive obverse illustration a right arm(Reale Ordine di Francesco I). Instituted by Francis I on September 28, 1829. In 18K Gold, a white enamelled Maltese cross with Fleur de lis in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents the crowned monogram F. I, surrounded by a green enamel wreath and encircled in a blue ring inscribed DE REGE OPTIME MERITO (The King Deserves the Best), the reverse medallion presents the inscription FRANCISCVS I INSTITVIT MDCCCXXIX, surrounded by a green and red