Spotted this RBL "Life Member" badge for sale and something just seems wrong.
The 'Lion Head' looks to have had a bad shave as one side of the beard has been cropped (pic 1) , also the 'fitting holes' on the back (pic 2) are empty ?
I have two RBL "Life Member" badges , a 1972 'old lion head' (pic 3) and a 1987 'new lion head' (pic 4) 'fitting holes' showing attachments (pic 5) , the badge for sale appears to be an amalgamation of the two others.
I think the seller has picked up a 'collection' and doesn't know that one badge was a 'fantasy' item.
Any opinions ?
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