Vatican, Italian Unification. An Order Of St. Sylvester, Grand Officer's Star, C.1950 Newly Listed the reverse presenting the Saxony

the reverse presenting the Saxony coat of arts

measuring 48 mm (w) x 45

hew was awarded the 1939-1945 Star

in black case of issue (also marked Deschelr inside of lid)

After seven and a half weeks at Bear Wood

Vatican, Italian Unification. An Order Of St. Sylvester, Grand Officer's Star, C.1950 Newly Listed the reverse presenting the Saxony(Ordine di San Silvestro Papa). Instituted 1841. A finely toned eight pointed star in silver, each arm composed of a cluster of five individual faceted rays of extending lengths, obverse presenting an enamelled white Maltese Cross in silver gilt, with multiple individual rays in each quadrant creating an illusion of a square, obverse centre featuring a detailed silver gilt portrait of St. Sylvester on an enamelled blue background, surrounded by a gilt