Awarded to Adm-Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. Badge, a gold cross, pattee convexed, enamelled red, edged blue with two silver crossed swords within the arms. Obverse: in the centre on a blue ground encircled with white, the words "FOR MERIT". Reverse; in centre, a Royal cypher in gold, "GRI" the whole surrounded by a wreath enamelled green. The cross is surmounted by a Tudor Crown enamelled in proper colours and suspended by a ring and loop from a neck ribbon half blue half crimson.