Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity each of which bears a

each of which bears a crown above the RAF eagle and is maker marked "GAUNT LONDON"

the portrait and glass remaining unaffected

he received the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

6 Battalion General the same day

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Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity each of which bears aIn silver, center in silver gilt and enamels, 87mm, of Italian manufacture, circa 1930, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election. It is one of the five pontifical orders of knighthood in the Catholic Church. The order is bestowed on Catholic men and women (and in rare cases, non Catholic men) in recognition of