Badge - Qualification badge Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, Royal Mint, unknown

Historical information

Qualification badges for the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve were worn pinned to the uniform shoulder cape. (Australian War Memorial website - see references)

Physical description

Small silver medal hanging on a piece of red ribbon with a dark blue central stripe and dark blue, white and dark blue side stripes. The medal has a large voided 'R' in the centre with a crown on top, surrounded by the words Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. The medal and ribbon sit inside the lower half of a Royal mint box on a blue cushion with the Royal Mint logo stamped on the upper inside and a red covering on the outside of the box.

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