Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 GTRexclude in Package of Issue

in Package of Issue

It measures 195 mm (w) x 260 mm (h)

with size marks of “78

the reverse with an inscription of “KAISER WILHELM GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN” (“KAISER WILHELM INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE”)

AF (Canadian Active Service Force

Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 GTRexclude in Package of IssueType II (prior 1905). Military Division. In silver gilt, an extremely scarce collar chain from the late 18th century, consisting of alternating 17 links, eight representing the Order of St. Sylvester and nine representing the Order of the Golden Spur, each of which has an ornate capped dual framed column on either side, eight of the insignias with a Chi Rho christogram symbol between the columns, the other nine insignias with an eight pointed star