San Marino. An Order of San Marino, Grand Cross Set, c. 1915 Auction Archive suspended from a bar inscribed

suspended from a bar inscribed SONORA

Instituted September 14 1880 by President Antonio Guzman Blanco

the reverse presents the date 1866 encircled by a wreath of oak leaf branches

on original silk Austrian 'tri-fold' ribbon

Directly above it is a horizontal-slit interior pocket

San Marino. An Order of San Marino, Grand Cross Set, c. 1915 Auction Archive suspended from a bar inscribedInstituted in 1859. The Grand Cross Badge in silver, consisting of a white enameled cross with towers in each corner, the obverse centerpieces features an icon of Saint Marinus, surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words SAN MARINO PROTETTORE, the reverse centerpiece shows a shield, surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words MERITO CIVILE E MILITARE, surmounted by a hollow crown, inclusive of crown suspension119 mm (h) x 75 mm (w),