item details
NameNew Zealand Army Regular Force Cadet School badge
ProductionT.M. Dick & Co Ltd; metalworker; 1950s - 1980s; Petone
Classificationbadges
Materialsmetal
Materials SummaryMetal decorative badge
DimensionsOverall: 12mm (width), 30mm (height), 32mm (length)
Registration NumberGH010738
Credit linePurchased 2003
Overview
Example of a N.Z Army Fortes Fortuna Juvat decorative badge. Silver coloured metal. The badge has a silver banner divided into three across the bottom with the left and right parts of the banner angling upwards from the edge of the centre of the banner on either side. Between the left and right sides of the banner there is a silver bar with a hand holding a sword and two arrows extending upwards from the bar. On the banner is 'FORTES FORTUNA JUVAT'. On the back of the badge there is a clasp that consists of two metal loops mounted onto the front of the badge but the copper coloured metal wire 'bobby pin' that threads through both metal loops is missing.