WW2 or Pre British Red Cross Award?

[Lubo]

Hey guys, have this Cross, want to sell it, don't know much about it, any info would be appreciated, also what would be an appropriate price for it!
Many thanks in advance!

[Steve Co.]

Pre WW2 2nd class award

Regards Steve.

[Lubo]

What is it called exactly?

[ROBB]

Is it a miniature ? Rob

[byterock]

It is a Miniature of the 1908~1936 version of the

'Royal Red Cross'

Second Class or 'Associate' award.


It it classified as an order of two levels. Memeber and Associate with the same ribbon for both.

It is unique in CW awards in that you can only recieve the Associate level once, on second award one is promoted to the Member. Holder of the first class can recieve the first again as bar to the award. It is also possiable to skip the Associate level and go right to the Member level.

Awading of the Member is limited to 2% of all elegible per year.

As a funny note the first Male award was I think in 1979 but I am sill trying to find the exact date. The charter of the wawrd was changed in new years honours in 1977 to allow males.

As for price a new one runs about 100$ not sure what a period one would go for

[Lubo]

Thank you for the extensive info byterock!

I think it’s NOT a miniature, but a full size award!
It measures 36mm arm to arm and here is a picture compared to a more recent miniature of the award (possibly from the 50s or 60s, judging by the queen’s image)! The miniature measures 21mm arm to arm.
Thanks again,
if someone is interested in it, please pm!

[byterock]

You right is it the full size version it really is on 2 pennies wide at 1.375 inches

[Seigfried]

I have only ever seen members of QARANC (and therefore QAIMNS by logical extension) wearing the RRC and ARRC.