Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 visually-hidden swelling of the back of

swelling of the back of the head (instead of a crest)

Upon the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914

obverse illustrating the statue of National Sacrifice in Budapest

backed by an original ribbon and mounted to a metal plate with a horizontal pinback

visually identical besides the reinforcement strip on the bottom

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory, Grand Officer Set by Tanfani & Bertarelli, c.1950 visually-hidden swelling of the back of(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1 1831. A Grand Officer set in silver gilt, the neck badge presenting a red enamelled Maltese Cross with ball finials, with the central medallion featuring a blue enamelled field with a super imposed bust of St. Gregory, surrounded in a gilt ring inscribed S GREGORTUS MAGNUS, the reverse features the inscription PRO DEO ET PRINCIPE (For God and Ruler) on a blue enamelled field, with inscription