item details
NameCap and collar badges, 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); 1912-1916
Classificationinsignias, badges
Materialsbrass, white metal
DimensionsOverall: 175mm (width), 12mm (height), 72mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH021078
Overview
This unit's cap badge is on display at Te Papa in Gallipoli: The scale of our war.
The 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) were formed in 1911 from various mounted Volunteer units in Dunedin and North Otago.
The unit's insignia shows the coat of arms of Colonel Joseph Cowie Nichols, a notable North Otago runholder who was their first commanding officer. The crown represents loyalty to the monarch and the fern leaves symbolise New Zealand.
The Latin motto 'Es fidelis' means ‘Be faithful’