Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Grand Cross Breast Star, in Gold, c. 1805 certificate_of_authenticity Kennedy's nets were used for

Kennedy's nets were used for collecting sea plants and animals and were of several different sizes and mesh

as per notification from the War Department

while the government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire supported the associations

(Abstimmungs-Erinnerungsabzeichen)

"The Varsity"

Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Grand Cross Breast Star, in Gold, c. 1805 certificate_of_authenticity Kennedy's nets were used for(Ordine Reale di San Ferdinando e al Merito). Instituted April 1, 1800 by Ferdinand IV, King of Naples. An early Napoleonic star, a silver star with clusters of delicately faceted rays, with a faceted Fleur de Lis in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a Gold and enamelled figure of St. Ferdinand superimposed on a Gold disc, encircled by a blue enamelled ring inscribed FIDEI ET MERITO in the bottom half, the reverse offers a dual pronged