Material: Sterling silver with enamel (blue and green)
Size: Central badge 20 mm × 23 mm; overall width (with bar) approx. 45 mm
Description: This circular jewelry piece is styled as a miniature regimental sweetheart brooch commemorating the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). The central structure is a fine white-metal or sterling silver Maltese cross surmounted by a detailed Tudor Crown showing translucent red-orange enamel fill within its arches. At the absolute center of the cross sits a stag couchant housed inside a detailed circular wreath of oak leaves, flanked on the horizontal arms by a pair of pale mint-green enameled scrolls reading "SHERWOOD" and "FORESTERS". The entire lower quadrant is anchored by a sweeping, crescent-shaped banner meticulously filled with a deep royal blue vitreous enamel, displaying the title text "NOTTS & DERBY" in polished metal relief characters.
Reverse: Plain silver with STERLING stamped faintly along the bar; long pin clasp.
Circa: 1914 – 1920s
Notes:
This stunning item is a classic example of a "sweetheart brooch," a category of jewelry purchased by British soldiers to give to wives, mothers, or girlfriends before deploying overseas to the front lines. Rather than standard rough brass uniform issue badges, these tokens were custom-commissioned from professional domestic jewelers, who added intricate, vibrant glass enameling to make the regimental emblems more fashion-appropriate for home front civilian dress wear.