Vatican. An Early Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit In Gold, Knight, Reduced Version, C.1850 Auction 3 mm (w) x 9

3 mm (w) x 9 mm (h) Purple Heart ribbon bar and a 37 mm (w) x 11

inscribed in handwritten ink "With all best wishes to a good air gunner" and signed "P

in black case with purple interior

The motto of the Order of St

Blut und Boden" - Reichs Nourishing Farmer's Society Kurmark

Vatican. An Early Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit In Gold, Knight, Reduced Version, C.1850 Auction 3 mm (w) x 9(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold with red and blue enamels, weighing 5. 7 grams inclusive of its ribbon, measuring 21. 8 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension, scattered chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse centrepiece, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven