Badge and star: Order of the British Empire, 2nd class (military)

Neck badge: Silver gilt cross patonce, arms enamelled blue grey on reverse. In the centre within a circle enamelled crimson, with the motto: "FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE" the conjoined busts of George V and Queen Mary (L) . Reverse: The Royal Cypher "GRI". Suspended by a crown and ring from a rose pink ribbon edged pearl-grey and with a narrow central pearl-grey stripe

Object Details

ID: MED1151.2
Type: Badge
Display location: Not on display
Date made: After 1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Badge and star: Order of the British Empire, 2nd class (military) (Order)
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