Historical information

The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurse's graduation badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold on the bottom. The meaning is "The love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is the Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing the Heart of Charity, the Anchor of Hope and the Cross of Faith, all the symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity.

Physical description

Two metal badges. Badge 1 is two-coloured blue and gold and is a crest shape with the border scrolling outward in the middle. Badge 2 is a smaller round shape in two- coloured blue on a white base with a gold rim.

Inscriptions & markings

Badge 1 is Circa 1947 contains the gold hospital crest and blue banner and has the inscription S.V.H. Melbourne uppermost and Caritas Christi Urget Nos on the bottom edge in darker blue. A small gold safety chain is attached.
Badge 2 contains the hospital crest, blue banner and a darker blue scrolled ribbon with St Vincent's Hospital adorned in gold writing and is dated much later, perhaps as a participation or years of service badge.