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
Queen Victoria Police Jubilee Medal and members of ambulance units. Those in possession of the earlier Golden Jubilee Police Medal who again qualified, received a dated clasp to be fixed to their existing medal. Below are the number of medals awarded, the wording of the service being that inscribed on the medal: The medal and ribbon were identical for the 1887 and 1897 medal, with the exception of the year inscribed on the reverse.<br> The medal is of bronze, in diameter and has a plain straight ribbon bar. Queen Victoria Police Jubilee Medal A Police Jubilee Medal was awarded to those on duty at Queen