Vatican, Papal State. An Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Grand Officer, c. 1955 Auction Portuguese : Multi-piece construction

Portuguese : Multi-piece construction

Ontario on August 1st

the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

underneath a radiant sun

center in gold and enamels

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Grand Officer, c. 1955 Auction Portuguese : Multi-piece construction(Ordine equestre del Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme). Instituted circa 1099. Type II. (1950 issue). A cased Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Type II, Grand Officer set consisting of: 1. A breast star, consisting of an eight pointed silver star with multiple quills between the arms of the star, the obverse centerpiece bears the Jerusalem Cross in red enamels on a white circular background, surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath