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 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hentry wielding a tri-pronged scepter

Hentry wielding a tri-pronged scepter and an orb

A picture postcard by Kodak

the then President of Albania

in the SS-Standarte “Der Führer”

but will require treatment for months etc

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 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hentry wielding a tri-pronged scepter(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