Vatican, Papal State. A Cased Order of Pope Pius IX, III. Class Knight, Type I, c. 1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic second batch of photos showing

second batch of photos showing Maricic serving as a Flak NCO in Croatian Air Force  -48 very good photos

It was awarded to serving members of the Belgian Armed Forces and to veterans of the service

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Vatican, Papal State. A Cased Order of Pope Pius IX, III. Class Knight, Type I, c. 1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic second batch of photos showing(Ordine di Pio IX). Instituted June 17th, 1847. (Type I, c. 1880). Constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a eight pointed star with blue enameled arms and with flames emanating from the center of the cross between the arms, with a central circular white enameled medallion inscribed Pius IX in gold, surrounded by a Golden ring inscribed with Virtuti et Merito (Virtue and Merit) in capitalized lettering, the reverse with a central circular white