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Bronze Of The Victoria Cross
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HE Victoria Cross, the most coveted of all British military decorations, was instituted on January 29, 1856, at the end of the Crimean War. It is made from the bronze of cannon captured in the Crimea, and consists of a plain Maltese Cross, 1%4in. across with the Royal Crown surmounted by a lion in the centre and the inscription, "For Valour," beneath. The ribbon is crimson for all services. An interesting story attaches to the words "For Valour." The Minister for War at the time was Lord Panmure, When the design for the Cross was submitted to Queen Victoria for approval, she returned it to the Minister, with the words "For Valour" substituted for the words "For Bravery" on the design. "T trust," wrote the Queen in an accompanying note, "that all my soldiers are brave." So "For Valour" it is still. A special annuity of £10 a year is granted to all recipients of the V.C. below commissioned rank, with £5 extra for each bar, a bar being added for additional acts of bravery which would have won the V.C. had the recipient not already received it. All members of the Naval, Military, and Air Force of the Empire, men and women, may be awarded the V.C. There are about 450 living holders of the Cross.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 66, 27 September 1940, Page 3
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229MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 66, 27 September 1940, Page 3
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