Italy, Kingdom. A National Security Volunteer Militia's Long Service Cross, East Africa Campaign Buy Now obverse illustrating the crippled S

obverse illustrating the crippled S

In a letter from Air Corps Squadron Navigator

Belt remains in strong leather

With three rows of pink piping

Italy, Kingdom. A National Security Volunteer Militia's Long Service Cross, East Africa Campaign Buy Now obverse illustrating the crippled S(Croce di anzianit di servizio per la milizia volontaria per la sicurezza nazionale). Instituted in 1933. Ten Years' Service, with Bronze Gladius for the East Africa Campaign. In bronze, the obverse centrepiece inscribed with the initials "MVSN" (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = National Security Volunteer Militia, popularly referred to as the 'Blackshirts'), the reverse centrepiece inscribed "DIECI ANNI (Ten Years), measuring 38. 5 mm