A fact from Service Medal of the Order of St John appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 September 2008, and was viewed approximately 5,523 times ( disclaimer) ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the only current British medal to retain the head of Queen Victoria on its obverse is the Service Medal of the Order of St John (pictured)? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/September.

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The article currently states that this medal is the only one in which the sovereign faces right and that sovereigns always face left on all other medals. However, this is incorrect, as the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II versions of the Canadian Forces Decoration face in different directions. As such, I will remove this note.-- JMesh ( talk) 15:44, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply