Vatican, Papal State. An Order Of St. Gregory, Knight In Gold, C. 1880 Newly Listed By this time the Sweeney's

By this time the Sweeney's had recruited around 50 pilots

scuffing and/or wear evident on all sides of the dark brown exterior

some of tassel has been lost

Out of the seventeen successful sorties which he has completed

involving some 1

Vatican, Papal State. An Order Of St. Gregory, Knight In Gold, C. 1880 Newly Listed By this time the Sweeney's(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold, a red enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, the obverse features a bust of St. Gregory, surrounded by a ring inscribed S. GREGORIVS MAGNVS, reverse arms are not enamelled but show detailed cross hatching in Gold, the medallion features the inscription PRODEO ET PRINCIPE surrounded by a ring inscribed GREGORIUS XVI. P. M. ANNOI. suspended from a hollow trophy suspension, measures 32.