Vatican, City State. An Order Of Pope Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, C.1885 United Republic of The document is signed in

The document is signed in pencil by the treasurer

within a ring of red enamel bearing an inscription of “NATIONAL-SOZIALISTISCHE D

both with adhesive residue on the reverse from previous board mounting)

glue residue evident on the reverse of the original ribbons from previous board mounting

small enamel flaking on the upper right flags

Vatican, City State. An Order Of Pope Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, C.1885 United Republic of The document is signed in(Ordo Pianus or Ordine Piano). Instituted in 1847. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, with distinctive rounded corners, the exterior with a red leather covering on five sides, and a red pebbled paper bottom, the lid bearing the embossed Papal coat of arms of Pope Leo XIII (1878 1903) in the centre, the arms containing a pine tree within a large oval fronted by an arched band, a radiant star at the upper left, in addition to