Vatican. An Order Of Our Lady Of Bethlehem, Grand Officer's Star, By Gardino And Cravanzola, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity one with a vertical pinback

one with a vertical pinback

bellum-protected

the left sleeve with four snaps sewn in place between the shoulder seam and the insignia

in response to the harassment of the kingdom of Porto-Novo under its protectorate and its trading posts on the coast of Dahomey by the troops of Behanzin

maker marked "SPINK & SON Ltd" on the inside lid

Vatican. An Order Of Our Lady Of Bethlehem, Grand Officer's Star, By Gardino And Cravanzola, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity one with a vertical pinback(Ordine Militare e Ospedaliero di S. Maria di Betlemme). Instituted 1459. Italian Unification period. An eight pointed cut silver star with raised tips, with obverse centre exhibiting an enameled blue Maltese cross in silver gilt, with a silver gilded figure of Mary of Bethlehem surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed EQ ORDO SM DE BETHLEHEM (Equestrian Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem) also in silver gilt, reverse with pin assembly, marked by