Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, V Class Knight , C.1900 Auction with Cecchini slightly wounded in

with Cecchini slightly wounded in action on May 4th

triple etched with hunting scenes on one side

It is coded in red paint with a "C" inside a circle beside "326"

It also contains 4 pages of colourized photographs

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, V Class Knight , C.1900 Auction with Cecchini slightly wounded in(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In Gold with red, blue and green enamels, weighing 14. 8 grams, measuring 43 mm (w) x 59. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, small indentations on two ball finials on the reverse, intact enamels, lightly soiled original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after