Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit, Iii Class Knight's Case, C.1870 Hold Prussian Militia Long Service Medal

Prussian Militia Long Service Medal

with a short piece of period original ribbon

with an arm length of 630 mm and overall body length of 638 mm

the ribbon with two thread-like red stripes down the centre designating it as Officer

the six pages inside with subtitled sections in red ("Object of the Investiture

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit, Iii Class Knight's Case, C.1870 Hold Prussian Militia Long Service Medal(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a deep red pebbled covering on five sides, the bottom with a black pebbled covering, the lid with the Papal coat of arms of Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Mastai Ferretti, 1846 1878) in gold colored ink, the arms consisting of the Papal crown and crossed keys above a shield, which bears a rampant lion, the arms of the Mastai family, in the first