Vatican, Papal States. An Order of St. Gregory, Commander, in Gold, c.1870 certificate_of_authenticity but not related to this

but not related to this badge

disembarking at Cape Town on March 23

DLV multicolored insignia consisting of machine embroidered

1927 to November 7

and small numbers signal that this Badge belongs to the period

Vatican, Papal States. An Order of St. Gregory, Commander, in Gold, c.1870 certificate_of_authenticity but not related to this(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. 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 enamelled field,