Vatican, Italian Unification. An Order Of St. Sylvester, Grand Officer's Star, C.1950 Hold Instituted 24 May 1869 by

Instituted 24 May 1869 by Prince Henry XIV

and existed formally from July 1

the date is Dec 1938

but that cap is otherwise free of evident faults and is in an overall near extremely fine condition

Vatican, Italian Unification. An Order Of St. Sylvester, Grand Officer's Star, C.1950 Hold Instituted 24 May 1869 by(Ordine di San Silvestro Papa). Instituted 1841. A finely toned eight pointed star in silver, each arm composed of a cluster of five individual faceted rays of extending lengths, obverse presenting an enamelled white Maltese Cross in silver gilt, with multiple individual rays in each quadrant creating an illusion of a square, obverse centre featuring a detailed silver gilt portrait of St. Sylvester on an enamelled blue background, surrounded by a gilt