Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity these were to soldiers who

these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry which

Petersburg in 1703)

maker marked “RZM M9/61” (Julius Maurer GmbH

the portrait and glass remaining unaffected

where he was discharged upon demobilization on June 16

Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity these were to soldiers whoIn 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