Italian States, Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. A Royal Order Of Francis I In Gold, Ii Class Knight, By Rothe, C.1875 Hold Wilson hired civilian pilots to

Wilson hired civilian pilots to fly the aircraft to the United Kingdom

black threading giving definition to the wings and the shield

the obverse bears a central “W” cipher

he was further directed

Italian States, Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. A Royal Order Of Francis I In Gold, Ii Class Knight, By Rothe, C.1875 Hold Wilson hired civilian pilots to(Reale Ordine di Francesco I). Instituted 1829. Issued 1829 1859. A white enamelled eight pointed star in Gold, featuring Gold detailed fleur de lis in each quadrant, with a Gold obverse centre exhibiting an engraved cyphre of Francis I, surrounded by a green enamelled laurel wreath and a finely blue enamelled border with the inscription De Rege Optime Merito, reverse centre in Gold with a blue enamelled inscription Franciscusi Instituit MDCCCXXIX