Vatican, Papal State. An Order of Pius IX, Grand Cross Set, c.1930 Auction Archive and Air Force Combat Readiness

and Air Force Combat Readiness Medal (bronze gilt

a downward pointing sword at the top right

in the Vimy section while with the 2nd Canadian Railway Troops preparing for the Vimy assult

type II with the coat-of-arms used for the United Arab Republic (1958-1971) and Egypt (1971-1972)

two with gray

Vatican, Papal State. An Order of Pius IX, Grand Cross Set, c.1930 Auction Archive and Air Force Combat Readiness(Ordine di Pio IX). Instituted June 17th, 1847. A Grand Cross Set comprising the badge, in silver gilt, a blue enamelled eight point star with undulating smooth curves in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presenting PIVS IX in white enamel encircled by the inscription VIRTVTI ET MERITO, the reverse is plain with the medallion inscribed ANNO MDCCCXLVII, measures 64. 65 mm (w) x 64. 90 mm (h), worn on a full length blue and red sash, exhibiting