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
Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 below, Moravia left and Silesia to the right. On the reverse the circles featured vermeil linden leaves, with the letters ""ČS"" (Československo, meaning Czechoslovakia) in the middle. The medal was suspended from a white ribbon with red stripes. Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 The Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 ("Československý válečný kříž 1918" in Czech, "Československý vojnový kríž 1918" in Slovak) is a military decoration of the former state of Czechoslovakia which was issued for acts of military valour during the years of the First World War. The medal was first created on November 7, 1918 and issued to Czechoslovak citizens and