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These were augmented during the Liberal period by the Order of the Crown of Italy, the Chivalrous Order of Agricultural, Industrial and Commercial Merit, the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy and later, by the Civil and Military Order of the Roman Eagle. [14] In contrast to the Republican orders, the feminine style Dama is used for women.
The Order of the Star of Italy (Italian: Ordine della Stella d'Italia [ˈordine della ˈѕtɛlla diˈtaːlja]) is an Italian order of chivalry that was founded in 2011. The order was reformed from the 1947 Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the 11th President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano. [1]
The Order of the Crown of Italy (Italian: Ordine della Corona d'Italia or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. [1] It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit.
The Military Order of Italy (Italian: Ordine Militare d'Italia) is the highest military order of the Italian Republic and the former Kingdom of Italy.It was founded as the Military Order of Savoy, a national order by the King of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy in 1815. [1]
The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy (Italian: Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia [ˈordine koloˈnjaːle della ˈstεlla diˈtaːlja]) was founded as a colonial order of chivalry on 18 June 1914 by Italian King Victor Emmanuel III, to reward soldiers deployed to the colony of Libya.
The post-nominal letters for the order are OMRI. [2] The order effectively replaced national orders such as the Civil Order of Savoy (1831), the Order of the Crown of Italy (1868), the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572) and the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1362). [note 1]
Order of the Star of Italy The Order of Merit for Labour ( Italian : Ordine al Merito del Lavoro ) is an Italian order of chivalry that was founded in 1923 by King Vittorio Emanuele III . It is awarded to those "who have been singularly meritorious" in agriculture, industry and commerce, crafts, lending and insurance. [ 1 ]
The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (Italian: Stella della solidarietà italiana [ˈstella della solidarjeˈta itaˈljaːna]) was founded as a national order by the first President of the Italian Republic, Enrico De Nicola, in 1947, to recognise civilian and military expatriates or foreigners who made an outstanding contribution to the reconstruction of Italy after World War II.