Colonial Order of the Star of Italy


The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy was founded as a colonial order of knighthood on 18 June 1914 by 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:
RibbonClass Full title in ItalianLimit
1st Class / Knight Grand CrossCavaliere di Gran Croce dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia4
2nd Class / Grand OfficerGrande Ufficiale dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia7
3rd Class / CommanderCommendatore dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia20
4th Class / OfficerUfficiale dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia50
5th Class / KnightCavaliere dell'Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia150