Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Commander in Gold, by Tanfani, c.1900 Newly Listed complemented by pertinent historical notations

complemented by pertinent historical notations

consisting of a Wehrmacht Heer (Army) eagle

(Feuerwehr-Ehrenzeichen für 40 Jährige Dienstzeit)

chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on the tip of the star point at 1 o'clock

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Commander in Gold, by Tanfani, c.1900 Newly Listed complemented by pertinent historical notations(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. Civil Division. A finely manufactured badge in 18K Gold, presenting a red enamelled Maltese Cross with ball finials and a hand etched frame, with the central medallion featuring a blue enamelled field with a superimposed Gold bust of St. Gregory, surrounded in a Gold ring inscribed S GREGORTUS MAGNUS, the reverse features the inscription PRO DEO ET PRINCIPE (For God and Ruler) on a blue