Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, Ii Class Commander, C.1900 GTRexclude expertly manufactured in Gold

expertly manufactured in Gold

3rd Class for Twenty-Five Years' Service (two-piece construction

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He later achieved the ranks of Boy Seaman 1st Class (1899)

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, Ii Class Commander, C.1900 GTRexclude expertly manufactured in Gold(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold with red, blue and green enamels, weighing 25. 9 grams, measuring 51. 7 mm (w) x 76. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, scattered chipping evident on the green enamelled leaves on both sides obverse of the wreath, replacement modern ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI,