Victoria Cross for naval recipients. However the dark blue ribbon was abolished soon after the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918. On 22 May 1920 King George V signed a warrant that stated all recipients would now receive a red ribbon and the living recipients of the naval version were required to exchange their ribbons for the new colour. Although the army warrants state the colour as being red, it is defined by most commentators as being crimson or "wine-red". Since 1917 a miniature of the Cross has been affixed to the centre of the ribbon bar when
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