Description
Pair of nickel-plated or whitemetal stamped collar badges with two brass lugs. The badge has a crowned elephant's head with raised trunk and at the elephant's neck are three fleur de lys.
Contextual Description
Collar badges used by the New South Wales Lancers. The elephant's head was taken from the family crest of Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales and honorary colonel of the Lancer Regiment. The use of this crest was approved both as a hat and collar badge in 1890 but probably did not appear as a collar badge until 1895. Collar badges were usually held in position on a collar with split pins.
Details
Accession Number
REL/02736
Physical Description
Material: Brass
Material: Nickel-plated brass
Measurement
Overall: 25 mm x 19 mm x 11 mm
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