Badge, star and collar: Order of St Michael and St George

Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford. Badge: Gold seven-pointed star with V-shaped extremities enamelled white and edged gold, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. In the centre, Obverse: St Michael encountering Satan. Motto: "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI". Reverse: St George and the dragon (same motto). Suspended by a Saxon blue ribbon with a central scarlet stripe. Star: Silver star of seven rays, with a gold ray between each, overall the cross of St George in red enamel. In the centre, St Michael encountering Satan within a circular riband bearing the motto: "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI". Collar chain: formed alternatively of lions of England, white enamelled Maltese crosses and the cyphers "SM" and "SG" with on the centre front and back two winged lions each holding a book and seven arrows, the front ones supporting a crown.

Object Details

ID: MED2158
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Order
Display location: Not on display
People: Bedford, Frederick George Denham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: badge: 89 mm; star: 87 mm
Parts: Badge, star and collar: Order of St Michael and St George