Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory in Gold, Second Class Commander, French Made Archive the suspension loop bearing a

the suspension loop bearing a illegible maker’s mark

framed by branches of laurel leaves on either side

followed by a Foreword by Heinrich Springer

marked “2” and “800” on reverse

with two sets of numbers to the right

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory in Gold, Second Class Commander, French Made Archive the suspension loop bearing a(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. A finely manufactured badge in 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 enamelled field, with