Vatican, City State. An Order Of Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, By Tanfani & Bertarelli certificate_of_authenticity the dagger finished with a

the dagger finished with a flat-ended brass pommel

inscribed on the arms

the six horses pulling a four-wheeled artillery piece with five men aboard

his Commendation dated January 12

allowing commissions to foreigners to serve in the 60th but only in America

Vatican, City State. An Order Of Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, By Tanfani & Bertarelli certificate_of_authenticity the dagger finished with a(Ordine Piano). Instituted on 17 June 1847. An original presentation case of issue for an Order of Pius IX, constructed of a red hard shelled leatherette, the obverse presents a gilded Papal coat of arms of Pope Pius XI, the interior with a white satin lining, maker marked TANFANI & BERTARELLI ROMA, with intact hinge cover, an absent medal bed, functional clasp, measuring 134 mm (w) x 276 mm (l) x 77 mm (h), interior satin lining portion has detached