An Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband certificate_of_authenticity " and officially posted to

" and officially posted to the 8th Battalion

cartouche maker marked "Antigua Vilardebo Y Riera Fabricado en Cuba"

heavy version

that additional treatment was not required and that he be placed in Category "E" (unfit for service in Categories A (general service)

with correct replacement ribbons

An Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband certificate_of_authenticity " and officially posted toAn Italian Leva Italian Youth Fascist "Opera Balilla" Armband Screen printed black ink on thin white mesh cotton, inscribed "O. N. B." with the ONB insignia to the left and a fasces to the right, inscribed "LEVA FASCISTA" below, 110 mm x 290 mm, fabric was screen printed with a fold in it causing separation in the "V" in "LEVA", mold spotting throughout, fine. Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization