Vatican, Holy See. A Lot of Three Orders Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit Archive with minor loss of silver

with minor loss of silver finish visible to the obverse of the base

as part of a larger transfer of Cretan occupation personnel to the Independent State of Croatia

a glossed paint version by an uncommon maker in near mint condition

for taking place at the Hoff Blue Division

For most of the year they flew missions against Allied ship convoys in the Arctic Ocean

Vatican, Holy See. A Lot of Three Orders Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit Archive with minor loss of silver1. Third Class Knight; (Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Multi piece construction, in silver gilt with red and blue enamels, each of the eight points of the cross exhibiting a ball finial, surmounted by a wreath in silver gilt with red and green enamels, unmarked, measuring 44. 7 mm (w) x 68 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, light crazing evident in the red enamels on the reverse of the arm at 3 o'clock, original ribbon with