the brown cotton underside exhibiting extensive wear and fabric loss overall
each with a die-cut window on the front cover that exposes the owner's signature on the first page
Footnote: The Royal Order of the Sword is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23
A Fine Bavarian Military Merit Order
with only one vellum page remaining as the others have been lost to time
Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 Auction the brown cotton underside exhibitingIn 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