Victoria Cross with the recipient's name, rank, number and unit. On the reverse of the medal is a circular panel on which the date of the act for which it was awarded is engraved in the centre. The Original Warrant Clause 1 states that the Victoria Cross "shall consist of a Maltese cross of bronze". Nonetheless, it has always been a cross pattée; the discrepancy with the Warrant has never been corrected. The ribbon is crimson, 1 1/2 " (38 mm) wide. The original (1856) specification for the award stated that the ribbon should be red for army recipients and dark blue
Red Cross Medal (Prussia) the cross. The Geneva cross is enabled in red. Between the arms of the cross are the initials "W" and "R" at the top (William Rex) and below are the initials "A" and "V" (Augusta Victoria). On the reverse is the inscription in four lines "FUER / VERDIENSTE / UM DAS / ROTHE KREUZ" (For Merit in the Red Cross). To the left of the inscription is a curved oak branch. The Red Cross Medal, Third Class is a round bronze medal, 33 mm in diameter. The design is identical to the silver medal except it lacks the red enameling