United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Victorian I Class Petty Officer’s Rank Badge, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity South Strret

South Strret

The 1st Class differed from the class immediately above by having a slightly smaller badge

moderate corrosion on the obverse

measuring 49 mm x 41 mm

when Syria seceded from the union after the 1961 Syrian coup d'état

United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Victorian I Class Petty Officer’s Rank Badge, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity South StrretCrown, crossed fouled anchors and chevrons in gold coloured bullion wire, in various textures, violet felt in the void of the crown, black threading giving definition to the crown, on a black wool base, black cloth and hessian backer, measuring 65 mm (w) x 100 mm (h), free of flaws in the bullion wire, extremely fine.