Malta George Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Medal EROIŻMU U DEDIKAZZJONI" and "TO BEAR WITNESS TO HEROISM AND DEVOTION" separated by a Maltese cross at the top and the date "1942" at the base. The medal is held by a straight suspension bar depicting a relief of olive branches and palm fronds meeting in the centre. The medal is suspended from a blue moire ribbon wide with two narrow central vertical stripes of white and red, each 3mm in width. The medal may also be worn in miniature on appropriate occasions. The miniature of the medal may is in diameter, and the ribbon in width. Malta George Cross
Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor returned to using only the original 1862 inverted 5-point star design, and ceased issuing the award for non-combat action. During the "Tiffany Cross's" active status, the next lower naval award was the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, followed by the Navy Cross. By congressional action on 7 August 1942, in the same act that terminated the "Tiffany Cross", the Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross swapped places, with the Navy Cross also becoming solely a combat award. The US Naval History & Heritage Command asserts that 28 sailors and Marines received the "Tiffany Cross", but does not provide a list.