Albania, Principality. An Order Of Skanderbeg, Grand Officer Breast Star, By E. Gardino consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac small holes

small holes

Four rows of gray threading wrapped in fine strands of aluminum wire

the two lugs having been replaced by a single post

the interior retaining all original pages featuring stamped and handwritten entries

Albania, Principality. An Order Of Skanderbeg, Grand Officer Breast Star, By E. Gardino consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac small holesUrdhri i Sknderbeut. Instituted 1925 by Ahmed ben Zogu. Type II (1940 1945). In silver, an eight point star with clusters of five faceted rays, the obverse medallion in silver gilt features an Albanian helmet, on a blue enamel ring, surrounded by a green ring with the super imposed fasces at 6 oclock and knotted rope with the letters F E R T in between, the reverse offers a single vertical pin, with makers cartouche of E. Gardino Succ. Cravanzola