Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, Knight, C.1925 Hold metal core (magnetic)

metal core (magnetic)

5 mm (h) ribbon bar

a todesrune

maker marked "Arthus Bertrand

cover printed in brown and gold inks on a thick beige stock

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, Knight, C.1925 Hold metal core (magnetic)(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Centrepiece in 18K Gold with blue enamels, the cross and wreath in silver gilt with red and green enamels, weighing 18. 7 grams, hallmarked with a boar's head on the reverse of the integral loop, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 64. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, reverse with scattered chipping evident in the green enamels on the wreath, original ribbon, near