File:Southern Cross of Honor.svg
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English: The Southern Cross of Honor was formally approved by the Congress of the Confederate States on October 13, 1862. The design for the face of the medal consists of a Maltese cross with a Confederate battle flag surrounded with a laurel wreath, with the inscription "The Southern Cross of Honor." On the back of the medal is the motto of the Confederate States of America, "Deo Vindice" ([With] God [As Our] Vindicator), and the dates 1861 1865. Post-War versions (starting in 1898) added the inscription, "From the UDC to the UCV." (UDC stands for the United Daughters of the Confederacy; UCV stands for the United Confederate Veterans. |
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Own work This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:  Coat of Arms of the General Council of Spanish Solicitors.svg (by Heralder). |
| Author | Glasshouse |
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| current | 03:28, 5 September 2022 | | 430 × 310 (144 KB) | Smasongarrison | slimmed down with svgomg // Editing SVG source code using c:User:Rillke/SVGedit.js |
| 00:20, 22 January 2013 |  | 430 × 310 (2.15 MB) | Glasshouse | User created page with UploadWizard |
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