Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity he received the War Merit

he received the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

Petersburg in 1703)

the portrait and glass remaining unaffected

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Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity he received the War MeritIn silver, center in silver gilt and enamels, 87mm, of Italian manufacture, circa 1930, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election. It is one of the five pontifical orders of knighthood in the Catholic Church. The order is bestowed on Catholic men and women (and in rare cases, non Catholic men) in recognition of