Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 Auction Archive navy blue papered exterior

navy blue papered exterior

A group of seven awards With Swords

40 mm x 65

Saunders would appear to be possibly more responsible for this flying in that he is the holder of a licence and supposed to know Air Regulations

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR RETTUNG VON MENSCHEN LEBEN” (“FOR RESCUE OF HUMAN LIFE”)

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 Auction Archive navy blue papered exterior(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