Vatican. Equestrian An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Ii Class Commander, C.1950 Auction Archive elongated bar suspension)

elongated bar suspension)

a dead soldier lying prostrate on the ground beside his rifle

inside an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves

41 mm (w) x 33

Vatican. Equestrian An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Ii Class Commander, C.1950 Auction Archive elongated bar suspension)(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Multi piece construction, in silver gilt with red and blue enamels, each of the eight points of the cross exhibiting a ball finial, surmounted by a wreath in silver gilt with red and green enamels, unmarked, measuring 58. 3 mm (w) x 88 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, intact enamels, on its original full length neck ribbon, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, red dimpled