Vatican, International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, Commander, c.1940 Newly Listed the reverse bearing a Cyrillic

the reverse bearing a Cyrillic inscription dedicated to Tsar Peter I (“the Great”) for leading Russia to a victorious outcome in the Great Northern War of 1700-1721

Although he is acknowledged as having been a veteran of the Spanish American War on his grave marker

an anchor (made in Birmingham) and date marked "t" (1918) on the support plate

the 1958 clasp unmarked

1 District Company RCASC

Vatican, International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, Commander, c.1940 Newly Listed the reverse bearing a Cyrillic(Ordine Militare ed Ospedaliero di Santa Maria di Betlemme). Instituted in 1459. Badge with a three piece construction, in bronze gilt with blue enamels, the obverse centrepiece with a lighter shade of blue enamels, the badge suspended from trophy of arms with a two piece construction in fire gilt bronze with blue and white enamels, measuring 58 mm (w) x 112 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: