Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 Auction with distinctive (fairly small) die

with distinctive (fairly small) die flaw on three o

both unused and unmarked

paper andglue residue evident on the reverse from previous board mounting)

base with medal bed in maroon felt

before becoming the Director of Organisation for London 1948

Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 Auction with distinctive (fairly small) dieType II (prior 1905). Military Division. In silver gilt, an extremely scarce collar chain from the late 18th century, consisting of alternating 17 links, eight representing the Order of St. Sylvester and nine representing the Order of the Golden Spur, each of which has an ornate capped dual framed column on either side, eight of the insignias with a Chi Rho christogram symbol between the columns, the other nine insignias with an eight pointed star