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Description: | Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford. Badge: Gold seven-pointed star with V-shaped extremities enamelled white and edged gold, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. In the centre, Obverse: St Michael encountering Satan. Motto: "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI". Reverse: St George and the dragon (same motto). Suspended by a Saxon blue ribbon with a central scarlet stripe. Star: Silver star of seven rays, with a gold ray between each, overall the cross of St George in red enamel. In the centre, St Michael encountering Satan within a circular riband bearing the motto: "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI". Collar chain: formed alternatively of lions of England, white enamelled Maltese crosses and the cyphers "SM" and "SG" with on the centre front and back two winged lions each holding a book and seven arrows, the front ones supporting a crown. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | badges collars (neckwear) Frederick George Denham orders of chivalry Bedford stars (medals) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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