Badge and star: Order of St John of Jerusalem

Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford. Badge: White enamel Maltese cross, set in silver, embellished alternatively in each of its principal angles with a lion and a unicorn in silver. Suspended by a ring from a black watered silk neck ribbon. Star: The same design as the badge except it is uniface and has a pin fastening on the back.

Object Details

ID: MED2159
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Order
Display location: Not on display
People: Bedford, Frederick George Denham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: badge: 60 mm; star: 60 mm
Parts: Badge and star: Order of St John of Jerusalem