Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War exterior and 7 mm on the interior. In the center of the cross, there is a 13 mm circle. The external borders of the cross and the circle have 1.3 mm. Inside the circle, on the obverse, there is the royal cypher of King Ferdinand I of Romania (two "F"s facing away with a royal crown on top), while on the reverse there is inscribed "1916"|"1918" on the early models and "1916"|"1919" on later models, in two rows. The 30 mm ribbon alternates four equal bars of dark blue with three equal bars of green. Seventeen clasps were approved for
Victoria Cross final seven ballot awards were the only naval ballot awards with three awards to two Q-Ships in 1917 and four awards for the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918. The provision for awards by ballot is still included in the Victoria Cross warrant but there have been no further such awards since 1918. Between 1858 and 1881 the Victoria Cross could be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy. Six such awards were made during this period—five of them for a single incident during an Expedition to the Andaman Islands in 1867. In