with a purple velvet interior and recessed medal bed
original maker label remains in place but the type has faded with time
in heavily silvered and gilt bronze
an unmarked example but displaying all typical manufacturing characteristics of a late war Special Grade Panzer Badge by Josef Feix & Söhne
the donors received these honorary coins
Vatican, Papal State. An Order of Pius IX, Grand Cross Set Buy Now with a purple velvet interior(Ordine di Pio IX). Instituted June 17th, 1847. Sash badge in bronze gilt, presenting an eight armed blue enameled star with gilt fan clusters in each quadrant, centre obverse with PIUS IX in Golden lettering on white enameled background, surround with blue lettering with Virtuti et Merito ("Virtue and Merit"), reverse centre with a field presenting Anno 1847 for Pius IX, measuring 65. 7 mm (w) x 68. 22 mm, worn on a period blue and red sash, with