Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Grand Cross, C.1950 Buy Now Iron Cross 1st Class -

Iron Cross 1st Class - August 1916

along with being embossed stamped with the manufacturer's mark on the underside of the flap

the tab with eleven rows of two holes each for length adjustment

the lower part of the obverse bearing Briehl-Fick’s handwritten signature in black ink

all published in New York by the American Numismatic Society

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Grand Cross, C.1950 Buy Now Iron Cross 1st Class -(Ordine Equestre di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted on 1 September 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI. Civil Division. An eight pointed faceted star in silver, each arm composed of a cluster of five individual rays, obverse centre consisting of a red enamel Maltese cross with ball finials, centre medallion is blue and portrays Saint Gregory, surround inscribed S. GREGORIUS MAGNUS, encircled by a silver beaded edge, centre reverse features a single vertical pin,