{"product_id":"a-royal-italian-army-ministry-of-war-apparel-division-prototype-sample-armband-eu11487","title":"A Royal Italian Army Ministry Of War Apparel Division Prototype Sample Armband","description":"(Regio Esercito Italiano): Armband fabricated from a thick brown cotton, obverse with a two-piece red and black embroidered chevron stitched in place in the centre, stamped in black ink with stenciled lettering \"R. ESERCITO ITALIANO\" (Regio Esercito Italiano = Royal Italian Army) above, 108 mm x 200 mm, its ends stitched together on the reverse, with a 98 mm x 130 mm thick card held in place via a string fed through the bottom edge of the armband, looped through a metal eyelet on the card and finished with a lead seal marked \"OPIFICIO MILITARE V.E\" on one side and \"TORINO\" on the other, the approval card printed in black ink, inscribed \"OPIFICIO MILITARE VESTIARIO EQUIPAGGIAMENTO - TORINO\" (Military Factory Clothing Equipment, Turin), with handwritten inscriptions designating the code \"51\/S\", dated \"8-1-1940\" (January 8, 1940), inscribed \"Torino\" (Turin) with a faded \"11 GEN 1940\" (11 Gennario 1940 = January 11, 1940) date stamp at the lower left, inscribed \"II Ten. Colonnello Commissario Direttore\" (II Ten. Colonel Commissioner Director) with a name stamp and initials below at the lower right, plus a large MilitaryFactory Clothing Equipment, Turin approval stamp illustrating the Royal coat-of-arms in the centre in black ink between the two other stamps. Near mint.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118092177685,"sku":"EU11487","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/t_642.jpg?v=1692860754","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/a-royal-italian-army-ministry-of-war-apparel-division-prototype-sample-armband-eu11487","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}