Colonial Order of the Star of Italy

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Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
The insignia of the colonial order
TypeState Order
StatusNo longer awarded
Established18 January 1914
Not to be confused with Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity.

The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy (Italian: Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia) was founded as a colonial order of knighthood on 18 June 1914 by King Victor Emmanuel III, to reward soldiers deployed to the colony of Libya. The order had fallen into abeyance by 1943, when Allied forces conquered the colonies of Italian North Africa.[1]

The various degrees of the order, with limits to their number, were as follows:

Ribbon Class (English) Full title in Italian Limit
1st Class / Knight Grand Cross Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia 4
2nd Class / Grand Officer Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia 7
3rd Class / Commander Commendatore dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia 20
4th Class / Officer Ufficiale dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia 50
5th Class / Knight Cavaliere dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia 150

See also

References

  1. ^ Mendola, Louis A.M. Contemporary Knighthood in Italy originally published in the Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, London: 1989 and 1993


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