Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Knight, for Civil Merit, c. 1930 Auction Archive 129 mm x 178 mm

129 mm x 178 mm

5 cm (w) x 232 cm (l)

3mm (h – inclusive of integral cross atop horizontally pierced ball on crowns suspension)

while the rest boarded the smaller Brazil Maru

both measuring 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (l)

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Knight, for Civil Merit, c. 1930 Auction Archive 129 mm x 178 mm(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. Constructed of silver gilt, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials, the obverse with a central blue enameled circular disc bearing the leftward facing bust of St. Gregory, circumscribed Gregorius Magnus in capitalized lettering, the reverse with a similar central blue enameled circular disc inscribed Pro Deo et Principe (For God and Ruler) in capitalized lettering, circumscribed