Victoria Cross - The Highest British Military Decoration for Valour #3096331 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing depicts the obverse of the Victoria Cross, showing a crowned lion standing on a royal crown (St Edward’s Crown), encircled by a laurel wreath and the inscription “FOR VALOUR.” The cross pattée design includes distinctive V-shaped arms with raised edges, and the suspension bar is topped by a crown. Instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856, it remains the preeminent British and Commonwealth military decoration for valor.

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