United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company Auction Archive reverse centre Gold a sword

reverse centre Gold a sword interlaced with a laurel crown and a white sash with the inscription BELL(ICAE) VIRTUTIS PRAEM(IUM) ("reward of wartime valour")

A crisis arose when a part of the 1st battalion withdrew following the death of their commander and nearly all junior leaders

presenting postage stamps

measuring 216 mm (w) x 185 mm (h)

with diamond laurel in each quadrant in silver gilt

United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company Auction Archive reverse centre Gold a swordInstituted in 1888. In silver with red and white enamels, maker marked "H. T. L & Co." (H. T. Lamb & Company), date marked "E" (1940), hallmarked with the British lion and marked with a leopard's head (made in London) on the reverse, illustrating the Order of St. John insignia within a wreath of laurel leaves and surmounted by a King's crown, measuring 33. 7 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, intact enamels, light contact, near extremely fine.