Vatican, Papal State. A Cased Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great, for Civil Merit, in 18kt Gold, by Vincent Mayer’s Sons, c. 1880 Auction with factory dull edges and

with factory dull edges and a semi-pointed tip

measuring 88 mm x 88 mm

Sticht eventually served with Kampfgeschwader 53 (KG 53)

Footnote: Christian Belser (1802-1885) founded the Belser printing and publishing house in Stuttgart in 1835

including a 1935 NSAP Stockholm stickpin

Vatican, Papal State. A Cased Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great, for Civil Merit, in 18kt Gold, by Vincent Mayer’s Sons, c. 1880 Auction with factory dull edges and(Ordine Equestre di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1st, 1831. In 18kt Yellow Gold, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials, the obverse with a central blue enameled circular disc bearing the leftward facing bust of St. Gregory in Gold, surrounded by a Golden ring inscribed Gregorius Magnus in capitalized lettering, the reverse with a similar central blue enameled circular disc inscribed Pro Deo et Principe (For God and Ruler) in