South West Middlesex Hospital Management Committee,Nurses Silver Prize medal

A Silver nurses pendant badge from the South West Middlesex HMC.This was I believe a Prize medal awarded in Gold(silver gilt),Silver and Bronze featuring this same design in different colour metals.This is the hallmarked silver example.The badge itself consists of a central cross moline in red enamel with the four quarters showing ;three Seaxes, a Saint (possibly St John for St John's Hospital Twickenham)An open book(AHPM) and a lamp of learning.The medal has a rope edge border.It hangs from a silver pin back bar brooch with the Latin Servite In Laetitia-I will serve cheerfully.Condition is unissued.Unmarked to rear except for Hallmark for TJS(Thomas James Skelton) Chester 1953.Height 41mm

Code: 52018