Vatican, Papal State. An Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Grand Cross Breast Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the interior top edge of

the interior top edge of each boot is trimmed with a strip of reinforcing brown leather

One featuring a Wolfgang Willrich illustration of Leutnant Wilhelm Fulda

Struss joined the Stahlhelm in 1923

loss of gilt finish evident

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Grand Cross Breast Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the interior top edge of(Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani). Instituted in 1099. An eight pointed silver star, each point made of three longer rays with three rayed arms in each corner, obverse centerpiece bears the Jerusalem cross in red enamel on a white background, surrounded by a green enamelled wreath tied together with a red bow at the bottom, reverse bears a single vertical pin assembly, measures 87. 3 mm (w) x 87. 7 mm (h), enamels all intact, extremely