The Order of St John, Member

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  • Member (V Class) (1892-c.1973) (with Maltese cross emblem) Obverse
  • Member (V Class) (1892-c.1973) (with Maltese cross emblem) Reverse
  • Member (V Class) (1892-c.1973) Obverse

Attributes

  • country
    Great Britain
  • date of institution
    May 14, 1888

History


The Order of St. John, formerly known of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, was constituted by Queen Victoria by Royal Charter on May 14, 1888. Membership of the Order is open to suitable candidates of any Christian faith who demonstrate the tenants of the Order by acting to prevent and relieve sickness and injury as well as to enhance the health and well-being of people anywhere in the world. The Order is conferred in 5 grades. Members are most often admitted at lower grades and later promoted to higher grades in recognition of dutiful service and good deads. Membership of the Order is also limited to 35 000 members. There may be additional grades associated with the Order.

For all members of the Order, when the ribbon is worn alone a small silver Maltese cross is worn on the ribbon.

Serving Members are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "SBStJ" or "SSStJ" within the organization.

There are multiple versions of the Member's Cross which differ by design and composition. There may be additional versions of the Member.

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Versions

  • Price

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  • Composition

    Silver/Enamelled

  • Inscription

  • Size

    39mm

  • Maker

    Phillip Bros., & Son, London; Carrington; H.T. Lamb & co., London; Spink & Son, London; Toye, Kenning, & Spencer, Birmingham

  • Version Remarks

    The Member (V Class) (1892-c.1973) features 3 possible types of suspender. This version was not issued during the Second World War (betwe...

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  • Price

    $150 USD

  • Composition

    Silver

  • Inscription

  • Size

    37-38mm

  • Maker

    Spink & Son, London

  • Version Remarks

    This version was issued during wartime.

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  • Composition

    Silver/ Enamelled

  • Inscription

  • Size

    38.5mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    This version features the design flushed with the background.

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  • Price

    $50-70 USD

  • Composition

    White Metal

  • Inscription

  • Size

    41-42mm

  • Maker

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    N/A

  • Composition

    Rhodium

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Miniatures

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  • Size

    21mm

  • Composition

    Silver/Enamelled

  • Remarks

  • Price

    N/A

  • Size

    19.5mm

  • Composition

  • Remarks

    This version is composed of silver and was manufactured by Spink and Son., London.

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