Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 Auction Archive An Iron Cross Second Class

An Iron Cross Second Class 1914 - With toned silver frame

A group of seven awards With Swords

hallmarked with a bird in flight holding a letter in its beak

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

navy blue papered exterior

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 Auction Archive An Iron Cross Second Class(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