Vatican, City State. Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Iii Class Knight, Cased,C.1918 Hold Accompanied by its period original

Accompanied by its period original medal ribbon bar insert

Footnote: From the collection of Author Warren Carroll

Ronald and Marjorie Catto moved to Ottawa

soiling on the inside lid

The seam of the blade and upper crossguard is covered by a brown leather washer

Vatican, City State. Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Iii Class Knight, Cased,C.1918 Hold Accompanied by its period original(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 40. 5 mm (w) x 63. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on both sides of the wreath, the enamels on the