Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
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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 [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 order had fallen into abeyance by 1943, when Allied forces conquered the colonies of Italian North Africa.[1]
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Colonial Order of the Star of Italy | |
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Type | State Order |
Awarded for | Service in the Italian colonies |
Presented by | Kingdom of Italy |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 18 January 1914 |
Last awarded | 2 June 1946 |
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The various degrees of the order, with limits to their number, were as follows:
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