San Marino, Republic. An Order Of San Marino, I Class Grand Cross, C.1935 Hold Some of the buttons display

Some of the buttons display evidence of having been repaired and replaced

Republic: Order of Polonia Restituta

dark patina on the obverse and sides

Footnote: The Most Exalted Order of The Queen of Sheba was instituted in 1922 by Empress Zawditu

Type II - In blackened iron

San Marino, Republic. An Order Of San Marino, I Class Grand Cross, C.1935 Hold Some of the buttons display(Ordine Equestre Civile e Militaire di San Marino). Instituted in 1859. In bronze gilt with blue and white enamels, portrait of San Marino surrounded by the Italian inscription "SAN MARINO PROTETTORE" (San Marino Protector) on the obverse, San Marino coat of arms surrounded by the Italian inscription "MERITO CIVILE E MILITARE" (Civil and Military Merit) on the reverse, measuring 59. 5 mm (w) x 89 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced