What is Victoria Cross?

Victoria Cross is the highest British military honor. It can be awarded to any military member, regardless of the rank and civilians working under military command. This honor is offered to people who have shown considerable courage in the face of the enemy and, according to tradition, a meeting British monarch is awarded at a ceremony in London. The acceptance of Victoria Cross, also known as VC, is a great honor and these medals are highly valued.

This medal was developed in 1856 and was originally awarded to people who served in the Crimean War. Queen Victoria wanted to be able to award a medal that did not distinguish from rank, which gave all the soldiers the opportunity to gain a high honor when they fought for Britain. According to tradition, Victoria Cross is to be occupied from metals, which was confiscated during the siege of Sevastopol. Analysis of numerous medals VC has questioned this tradition, as some older wages are that Edals is made of Metal of Chinese Origin than the original works that are stored under pageŽež to be able to be carried when a new Cross of Victoria Cross is awarded.

Since 1856, medals have been made by Hancocks of London, a jewelry company that has a number of royal commands. The medal is in the form of a cross Patee, a cross with arms that spread on the edges and narrow in the middle, and has an inscription that sounds "for Valor". The koruna and lion equipment is concentrated in the middle of the cross.

In addition to receiving the medal, people to whom Victoria Cross is awarded is also entitled to annuity. The amount of annuity varies and the government determines how much it should be granted. Some recipients Victoria Cross donated their medals museums and regularly comes medals, usually from the survivors and died. Since Victoria Cross is rare, with less than 2,000 awarded since 2008, the medal brings a high price when it is sold at auction to collectors.

Since 1920 has not been forfeited to Victoria Crosspermitted. King George defended a change in this rule and claimed that while other military decorations and privileges could be deprived of people, Victoria Cross should never be taken, even if it meant that the murderer would wear it on the gallows. Several recipients were deprived of their crosses Victoria before the change of the rule and their medals were renewed.