Star: Legion of Merit, 1st class

Awarded to Adm-Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. Star: A five-rayed cross with double points, each point tipped with a gold ball. The arms of the cross are enamelled white with red edges. In the centre is a circular plaque enamelled blue with thirteen white stars. The cross rests upon a wreath enamelled green, each of the intervening spaces between the arms being filled with small crossed arrows in gold. The star is worn on the left breast. No sash. In undress uniform Chief Commanders wear the small sized ribbon bar with, in the centre a miniature representation of the cross in gold on a small horizontal gold bar.

Object Details

ID: MED2645
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Order
Display location: Not on display
People: Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: star: 76 mm