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Alice Fitzgerald's British Royal Red Cross medal, Second Class

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Title

Alice Fitzgerald's British Royal Red Cross medal, Second Class

Description

Maltese cross made of metal with red enamel arms and a circle in the center bearing the profile of King George V on the front; suspended from a dark blue ribbon with crimson edge stripes. Inscriptions Back: “Faith,” “Hope,” “Charity,” and “1883” each appear in raised lettering on one of the arms; in the center in raised lettering is the Royal Imperial Cypher “GRI” and crown. The letters “GRI” are the an acronym for the Latin phrase “Georgius Rex et Indiae Imperator” meaning “George King and Emperor of India”

Date

1920

Format

Width: 3 15/16 in
Length: 2 1/2 in

Identifier

Artifact 1601A