The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy ( ) 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.Mendola, Louis A.M. Contemporary Knighthood in Italy originally published in the Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, London: 1989 and 1993
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 List of Italian orders of knighthood Order of the Roman Eagle
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