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

The Kirk of St

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