Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 Auction Archive A grouping of four post

A grouping of four post war German Veteran’s Organization badges

40 mm x 65

A group of seven awards With Swords

navy blue papered exterior

hallmarked with a bird in flight holding a letter in its beak

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 Auction Archive A grouping of four post(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. A Grand Officer set in silver gilt, the neck badge presenting a red enamelled Maltese Cross with ball finials, with the central medallion featuring a blue enamelled field with a super imposed bust of St. Gregory, surrounded in a gilt ring inscribed S GREGORTUS MAGNUS, the reverse features the inscription PRO DEO ET PRINCIPE (For God and Ruler) on a blue enamelled field, with inscription