Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Commander in Gold, by Tanfani, c.1900 Auction measuring 43 mm x 38

measuring 43 mm x 38 mm

the obverse medallion presenting the inscription “FIA” surrounded by a white ring inscribed “Integritati et Merito”

the military "division" of the order having crossed swords and a different ribbon which was mostly red rather than the green of the civil division

The second picture shows him studying a military map in the presence of three other men

Lorraine Nelsen

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Commander in Gold, by Tanfani, c.1900 Auction measuring 43 mm x 38(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. Civil Division. A finely manufactured badge in 18K Gold, presenting a red enamelled Maltese Cross with ball finials and a hand etched frame, with the central medallion featuring a blue enamelled field with a superimposed Gold bust of St. Gregory, surrounded in a Gold ring inscribed S GREGORTUS MAGNUS, the reverse features the inscription PRO DEO ET PRINCIPE (For God and Ruler) on a blue