For offer, a Victorian Military Temperance association medal. 

 

Consisting of a Copper cross with an initial 'C' enclosing the numeral '6', to denote a serviceman's six month's of abstention from alcohol. The arms of the cross bear the initials “A’’, “T”, and “A”, for ‘Army Temperance Association’ and the year “1889”. The medal has a suspension ring and a loop for suspension from a narrow dark blue ribbon. 


This award is sometimes known as the 'Crookshank Badge' or 'Crookshank Cross', due to the inclusion of the letter 'C' in the design. The names were originally linked to the illustrator ‘George Cruickshank’ who produced caricatures relating to the theme of temperance, but they are now thought to refer to ‘Colonel Arthur Chichester William Crookshank’ who was President of the Soldiers' Total Abstinence Association. He died of wounds received during the Black Mountain Expedition, on the North West Frontier of India, on 24 October 1888.


The condition is excellent, and free from damage.


Width: 1 1/2" (3.8cm)

Height: 1 3/4" (4.3cm)

Weight: 0.58oz (16.53g)