RARE WWI 1916 HMAS Melbourne STIRLING SILVER / ENAMEL BADGE AUSTRALIA - ANZAC

Maker

C T & S

c 1913

• Silver;

Round, sterling silver and enamel sweetheart brooch in blue, red and white. The centre of the brooch carries a representation of the Corporation Seal first used by the City of Melbourne in 1842, which was adopted as the ship\'s badge of HMAS Melbourne (I). The centre of the badge carries a shield quartered by the cross of St George, within a silver wattle wreath. Beneath, on a blue scroll, is the motto \'VIRES ACQUIRIT EUNDO\' [we gather strength as we go[. The shield is quartered in red and blue: the upper left quarter shows a representation of the golden fleece; the upper right quarter shows a whale; the lower left quarter shows a bull; and the lower right a sailing ship. Above the shield is the upper half of a kangaroo. The badge is superimposed on a white enamelled ground, with a silver edged blue rim bearing the words, \'H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE\'. The back of the brooch has a simple pin fitting, and a ring (pin not present). \'C.T&S. STERLING SILVER\' is impressed across the bottom.

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