Description
cracks in dial at 7 o’clock
Vatican: Holy Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice of Pope Leo XIII (silver gilt
the medallion featuring a small right facing bust of Marianne encircled by a blue enamel ring
consisting of a teardrop-shaped frame surrounding a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath
Yugoslavia Order of Courage
Vatican, Papal States. An Order of Christ, Breast Star, c.1850 Auction Archive cracks in dial at 7Instituted March 14, 1319 by Pope John XXII. A rare and beautiful star, comprising a silver eight point star with clusters of smooth rays, the central medallion in Gold featuring a red and white enamelled Latin cross encircled by a Gold wreath, the reverse offers a dual prong vertical suspension, with six rivets on the base to affix the cross and wreath, the star measures 75. 1 mm (w) x 74. 1 mm (h), weighs 45. 29 grams, enamels intact, light patina