Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 visually-hidden topped with an imperial crown

topped with an imperial crown

The regular creation of knights of Saint Patrick lasted until 1921

Rhyl for return to Canada

likely indicating that the tunic was originally issued to a Heer service and later re-purposed for distribution to an Estonian Waffen-SS volunteer

backed by an original ribbon and mounted to a metal plate with a horizontal pinback

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 visually-hidden topped with an imperial crown(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