GEORGE CROSS (GC)

GEORGE CROSS (GC)
The George Cross (GC) is the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system awarded “for acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger”, not in the presence of the enemy, to members of the British armed forces and to British civilians. Posthumous awards have been allowed since it was instituted. It was previously awarded to residents of Commonwealth countries (and in one case to Malta, a colony which subsequently became a Commonwealth country), most of which have since established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians including police, emergency services and merchant seamen.
Ribbon: Broad dark blue edges flanking a central section of three narrow white and two narrow crimson stripes.
Condition: New – Silver plate
MYB26