Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 Archive Most likely done in Pöllath

Most likely done in Pöllath factory

constructed of silvery-aluminum braid

the obverse centre presenting an Iron Cross with rays between the arms

Instituted 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and reinstituted 18 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I

The Canadians’ six-month contracts were soon to expire and they were asked to re-enlist

Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 Archive Most likely done in PöllathType II (prior 1905). Military Division. In silver gilt, an extremely scarce collar chain from the late 18th century, consisting of alternating 17 links, eight representing the Order of St. Sylvester and nine representing the Order of the Golden Spur, each of which has an ornate capped dual framed column on either side, eight of the insignias with a Chi Rho christogram symbol between the columns, the other nine insignias with an eight pointed star