Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 United Republic of with only minor soiling evident

with only minor soiling evident

a National Forestry Officer’s belt buckle

It measures 209 mm x 296mm

783" on the edge

18cm x 14cm (or 7 x 5 1/2 inches)

Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 United Republic of with only minor soiling evidentIn silver, center in silver gilt and enamels, 87mm, of Italian manufacture, circa 1930, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election. It is one of the five pontifical orders of knighthood in the Catholic Church. The order is bestowed on Catholic men and women (and in rare cases, non Catholic men) in recognition of