Breast Star: lettering "VIRTUS NOBILI TAT" in rolled silver bullion wire on a blue embroidered background forming the centrepiece
HMCS Quebec having been the first
with French silver hallmark as well as maker’s mark stamped on ring
maker mark “M
United Kingdom. The Story Of The George Cross GTRexclude Breast Star: lettering "VIRTUS NOBILIHardcover, black cloth cover, the text on the spine in gold coloured ink, entitled "The Story of the George Cross", by Brigadier The Right Honourable Sir John Smyth, VC, MC, copyrighted by the author in 1968, published by Arthur Barker Limited, printed in Great Britain by Ebenezer Baylis & Son, Limited, The Trinity Press of Worcester and London, SBN 213 76307 9. As stated in the Introduction: "On September 23, 1940, King George VI announced, in a