Service Medal of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, silver, in case of
issue by H.T. Lamb & Co. of London, attributed, 1936
Circular
silver medal with claw and ribbon bar suspension; the face with the
crowned veiled head and shoulders portrait of Queen Victoria facing
right within a ring, circumscribed ‘VICTORIA
D G BRITT REG F D IND IMP’ (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of
Britain, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India); the reverse with the
Royal arms centrally, circles with the Imperial crown, the Prince of
Wales’ feathers and the arms of the Order of St John and of the Prince
of Wales above, below, left and right, St. John’s Wort flowers between,
within a ring circumscribed ‘MAGNUS PRIORATUS ORDINIS HOSPITALIS SANCTI
JOHANNIS JERUSALEM IN ANGLIA’ (Great Priory of the Hospitaller Order of
St John of Jerusalem in England); attributed on the edge to ‘15441.
L/A/Off. M. THOMAS. BURLEY & K. NSG. DIV. No. 5 DIS. SJAB. 1936.’;
on original ribbon mounted for wear with brooch bar; in original fitted
case of issue by H.T. Lamb, Goldsmiths and Medallists of 31 St. Johns
Square, London, E.C., loss of surface from a small area of the lid,
probably from the removal of a label. The medal was instituted in 1898
to be awarded for 15 years’ service (12 in the Dominions and 10 in the
colonies) or exceptional service. It has retained the portrait of Queen
Victoria, despite subsequent changes of monarch.
