Vatican, Papal State. A Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great, II. Class Knight Commander for Civil Merit, c. 1930 Hold Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) Scherer

Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) Scherer

encircled with motto in gilded wire on top of multi colored fabric - an exquisitely manufactured star

Left arm flaccid

mounted to a base consisting of a wreath composed of oak leaves and laurel leaves and surmounted by a crown

Vatican, Papal State. A Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great, II. Class Knight Commander for Civil Merit, c. 1930 Hold Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) Scherer(Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted September 1st, 1831. Constructed of silver gilt, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials, the obverse with a central blue enameled circular disc bearing the leftward facing bust of St. Gregory, circumscribed Gregorius Magnus in capitalized lettering, the reverse with a similar central blue enameled circular disc inscribed Pro Deo et Principe (For God and Ruler) in