United Kingdom. A Limited Edition Victoria Cross By Hancocks & Co. Of London, Number 409 Of 1352 Archive A DRKB Membership Stickpin

A DRKB Membership Stickpin

The Order is conferred in 5 Classes

He was promoted to commanding the heavy cruiser “Admiral Scheer” in June of 1941

in detailed silver gilt and enameling

while the rest of the country was in the hands of interim junta governments focused on resistance to the Bonapartes rather than on the immediate establishment of a constitutional regime

United Kingdom. A Limited Edition Victoria Cross By Hancocks & Co. Of London, Number 409 Of 1352 Archive A DRKB Membership StickpinIn blackened bronze, obverse of the cross illustrating the British lion standing upon the Victorian crown in the centre, framed by a ribbon banner inscribed "FOR VALOUR", reverse centrepiece engraved "Hancocks 409", measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 39. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop, the cross suspended by a ring from a serified "V" attached to the suspension bar decorated by laurel leaves, the ribbon with horizontal pinback. It exhibits flaking of