...Florence Nightingale was the recipient of the first, true, nursing pin. In 1855, after her service in the Crimean War, Prince Albert &amp; Queen Victoria presented her with what might be the most beautiful nursing pin to-date. This pin was designed by Garrard &amp; Company out of London. Bellvue Hospital started the tradition of nursing pins in the states because they were the first school of nursing in the United States that was founded on Florence Nightingale&#x27;s principles of nursing.