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VICTORIA CROSS

The Victoria Cross is a British decoration conferred on officers and men of all ranks in the army and navy for personal bravery. It was instituted in 1856 and consists of a bronze cross patee 1.5 inches in diameter, with the royal crown surmounted by a lion in the centre, and beneath the inscription 'For Valour'.
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