Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, Ii Class Commander, C.1900 Auction gilt aluminum “HV” (Heeres Verwaltung)

gilt aluminum “HV” (Heeres Verwaltung) insignia

Original ink signature of Joseph Goebbels

Crashed on 18

52 mm x 44

Belgian Army: Private Florent Depauw and Private Etienne Bataille

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit In Gold, Ii Class Commander, C.1900 Auction gilt aluminum “HV” (Heeres Verwaltung)(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold with red, blue and green enamels, weighing 25. 9 grams, measuring 51. 7 mm (w) x 76. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, scattered chipping evident on the green enamelled leaves on both sides obverse of the wreath, replacement modern ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI,