Vatican. An Order Of Pope Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, C.1900 certificate_of_authenticity With his promotion to Leutnant

With his promotion to Leutnant (Lieutenant) in April 1938

The signature is indecipherable

minor war below hinge

decorated with two silvered

measuring 43 mm x 30 mm

Vatican. An Order Of Pope Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, C.1900 certificate_of_authenticity With his promotion to Leutnant(Ordo Pianus or Ordine Piano). Instituted in 1847. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, with distinctive rounded corners, the exterior with a red leather covering on five sides, and a red pebbled paper bottom, the lid bearing the embossed Papal coat of arms of Pope Leo XIII (1878 1903) in the centre, the arms containing a pine tree within a large oval fronted by an arched band, a radiant star at the upper left, in addition to