Material: Gilding metal
Size: 40mm w × 45mm h
Description: This military insignia is a British and Commonwealth uniform rank badge portraying the historic Tudor Crown, also widely identified as the King's Crown. Strikingly die-stamped out of solid gilding brass, the deeply embossed design features an ornate velvet cap base decorated with stylized ermine trimmings, supporting alternating rows of crosses-pattée and fleur-de-lis icons. A central beaded arch sweeps up vertically to support a small orb and a cross-pattée crest at the peak.
Circa: 1902 – 1952
Notes:
The King’s Crown was used in several British and Commonwealth rank arrangements, either alone or combined with stars, chevrons, or other devices. Its meaning depended on the service, period, and position on the uniform. In British Army officer insignia, a single crown denoted a major, while additional stars indicated higher ranks. Crowns also appeared in staff sergeant and warrant officer insignia.
This example has two attachment loops and a hollow reverse consistent with stamped-metal construction. Its original placement and the rank of its wearer have not been established, so it is retained here as a King’s Crown uniform badge device rather than attributed to one specific rank.