Vatican, Papal States. An Order Of St. Sylvester In Gold, Knight C.1855 Archive An Austria Military Long Service

An Austria Military Long Service decoration

Similar to those depicted on page 399 of Angolia's publication

Machin with a strength of 36 officers and 1

"He was unique in the army

Expert Rifleman Medal (in bronze gilt

Vatican, Papal States. An Order Of St. Sylvester In Gold, Knight C.1855 Archive An Austria Military Long Service(Ordine di San Silvestro Papa). Instituted 1841. 1841 1870 issue. An early example in Gold, possibly of French manufacture, consisting of an enameled white Maltese Cross, with a rotating spur on the 6 oclock arm, featuring clusters of Gold rays in each quadrant, obverse centre exhibiting a superposed Gold portrait of St. Sylvestre on an enameled blue field, surrounded by the inscription SANC. SILVESTER P. M., plain reverse with central medallion