Vatican. An Early Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit In Gold, Knight, Reduced Version, C.1850 Auction Archive " below the right wing

" below the right wing and inscribed "EDITORIALE AERONAUTICA" (Aeronautical Editorial) below

gold type on the centrepiece rings

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5 mm wide at the mouth

Vatican. An Early Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit In Gold, Knight, Reduced Version, C.1850 Auction Archive " below the right wing(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