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[baerkens]

a friend has a badge or brooch that we would like to identify the pics that I have are to big a file to post so I will try to explain it as good as possible.
it is in the shape of Australia it has the coat of arms with advance scrolled under the emu and Australia scrolled under the roo. it looks very old and has a ropey finish around the outside.
on the back it reads , bo No.517208 made in England...... Gilt

 

[silver]

Something like this ?

 

[Ramjet]

Hi baerkens. Welcome to PA.
Files must under 1 meg to be posted on the forum.
Alternatively, I've sent you an email and if you want to email the pics to me I can reduce the size and post them for you.

Cheers

Ramjet

 

[baerkens]

that is in the center of the Australia shape but the animals have a coat of arms between them. someone else has said it looks like a nsw sstate crest. im trying to minimise the file

 

[silver]

Or this ?

 

[Ramjet]

THis topic can assist you with resizing photos. https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=585

 

[baerkens]

sounds good ramjet thank you

 

[baerkens]

 

[silver]

That's a nice one I've never seen before.

 

[baerkens]

yess I got it haha
this is the front will take me a few to get the back

 

[silver]

It must be from before they realised Tazzie was there !

 

[baerkens]

 

[baerkens]

haha yeah I would say so silver.
shame there is not a year on it

 

[silver]

funny back,... could that be a clip on,... like a cuff link of some sort into a leather work type clip ? :|

 

[Ramjet]

Mr google doesn't show a lot.

 

[baerkens]

could be a belt buckle actually. good call silver.
yeah I have been searching for hours ramjet

 

[Ramjet]

Just moving this topic to the finds identification section brace yourselves and grab hold of something

 

[silver]

Uggh

 

[user 4485]

The design appears to be something like:
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/showandtell/archive/s1645518.htm
Perhaps an alternative version of the above 1878 centenary badge?
On searching for Advance Australia coat of arms there are plenty of similar images
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=a...=en&tbm=isch&q=advance+australia+coat+of+arms
But not a lot of info.
It appears that it may have been used as our coat of arms (or variations of) before the first official 1908 Commonwealth Coat of Arms?

 

[baerkens]

so an update. so far I have managed to track it through the uk register and have tracked it to an A.P. Sawers, registed in the nsw war memorial. male that was in world war one