Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory the Great, II. Class Knight Commander for Military Merit, c. 1930s Auction but in otherwise virtually mint

but in otherwise virtually mint condition

marked “A” six times for silver content

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the panels beside the opening on both sides

silvering wear evident on the eagle insignia

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory the Great, II. Class Knight Commander for Military Merit, c. 1930s Auction but in otherwise virtually mint(Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Three piece construction, 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