NURSE'S BADGE

This impressive and rather delightful artefact comes to us courtesy of Jeanne Hopkins, Cadet nurse/Student nurse/SRN at the CRCMH from 1948-1952. Intricately forged on silver with green, white, and red enamel - the lettering and a Maple leaf edged with gold - it was awarded to nurses for passing the final hospital exams. A good enough reason to study hard I'd say...

The ultimate in CRCMH memorabilia?

...but is it just me that senses a potentially masonic "noughts and crosses" theme cunningly incorporated into the design for no apparent reason? Perhaps they were buttons to fire darts at irritating patients?