Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary MFA officers bullion cloth cap badge

A rare original pre-1952 possibly Surgeons 'Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary officer's padded cap badge'; gilded metal fouled anchor within red silk padded circlet with gold wire "M.F.A" resting in gold bullion embroidered laurel sprays, surmounted by a padded velvet King's Crown, the reverse with black herringbone pattern cotton lining. Good condition, bullion toned, minor verdigris to anchor.
Height approx 64mm.

Code: 57757