Colonial Order of the Star of Italy

Not to be confused with Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity.

Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
200px The insignia of the colonial order
Presented by	Kingdom of Italy
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The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy (Italian: Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italiacode: it is deprecated Template:IPA-lt) 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.

The various degrees of the order, with limits to their number, were as follows:

Ribbon	Class (English)	Full title in Italian	Limit
80px	1st Class / Knight Grand Cross	Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia	4
80px	2nd Class / Grand Officer	Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia	7
80px	3rd Class / Commander	Commendatore dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia	20
80px	4th Class / Officer	Ufficiale dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia	50
	5th Class / Knight	Cavaliere dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia	150

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Wearing style of the insignia of the various classes of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy.

See also

• List of Italian orders of knighthood
• Order of the Roman Eagle