160 Benito Mussolini, the Duce, leader of Fascist Italy: Embroidered breast badge (to be worn on the left breast) or badge for the black fez as Primo Caporale d'Onore for the P.N.F. uniform.

 Gilded metal thread embroidery, the axe blade of the fasci in silver metal thread embroidery. On red cloth base. Heavily rubbed maker's mark on the reverse, of the firm Tanfani & Bertarelli, Roma.

Extremely rare breast badge of exceptionally fine quality, worn exclusively by the Duce. Important badge, hardly to be procured again and an important collector's item of the first rank for every important collection on Italian fascism.

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