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medal, decoration

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Royal Red Cross 2nd Class (ARRC) [Geo V1:GRI] (descriptive name)

    Charge Sister Amy Ker, NZANS, WW2 (associated name)

  • Description

    Royal Red Cross 2nd Class (ARRC)

    Medal awarded to Charge sister Amy Ker, NZANS, WW2

    silver cross, 35 mm width, plain ring suspension, with ribbon,

    Obverse: enamelled red, with broad silver edges around the enamel, a circular medallion bearing effigy of George VI.

    Reverse: circular medallion bearing the Royal Cypher of George VI, as well as the words "Faith", "Hope" and "Charity" inscribed on the upper limbs of the cross, with the year "1883" in the lower limb, date of issue engraved beneath: 1946

    ribbon: 32mm wide grosgrain, dark blue with crimson edge stripes

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Associated Place

    at sea

  • Accession Number
    2001.25.590
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    old:018 (Oldham (1997))

    MY:31 (Medal Yearbook 2008)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, decoration, 2001.25.590, old:018, MY:31, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 01 Aug 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, decoration, 2001.25.590, old:018, MY:31, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 01 Aug 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, decoration, 2001.25.590, old:018, MY:31, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 01 Aug 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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