Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory the Great, II. Class Knight Commander for Civil Merit, c. 1930 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The Portuguese Military Order of

The Portuguese Military Order of Aviz

and black threaded embroidery depicting a shield in front of a factory

a Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Decoration

In the midst of these troubled years

(Winkelstreifen)

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of St. Gregory the Great, II. Class Knight Commander for Civil Merit, c. 1930 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The Portuguese Military Order of(Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1st, 1831. Constructed of Gold, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials, the obverse with a central blue enameled circular disc bearing the leftward facing bust of St. Gregory, circumscribed Gregorius Magnus in capitalized lettering, the reverse with a similar central blue enameled circular disc inscribed Pro Deo et Principe (For God and Ruler) in capitalized