Vatican. A Spink-Made Pontifical Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great Gold Lapel Badge Auction Archive 78 mm x 105 mm

78 mm x 105 mm

he could very well have died from either neglect or he could have been executed by the Nazi Gestapo

obverse presents with stylized Prussian royal crown and letter “W” and inscription “Dem siegreichen Heere” (“To the victorious army”) with circular inscription “Gott war mit uns

with a wide border on all four sides

composed of oval shaped oak leaf wreath

Vatican. A Spink-Made Pontifical Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great Gold Lapel Badge Auction Archive 78 mm x 105 mm(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold with blue enamels, weighing 3. 8 grams, maker marked "SPINK LONDON" and marked "750" (18K Gold) on the reverse, measuring 17. 5 mm (w) x 18 mm (h) each, hexagon shaped push pin with release, intact enamels, finely crafted, extremely fine. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his