City of London Volunteer Corps
Jon,
These badges, like many VTC badges, are pretty scare - although original ones do occasionally come up for sale. I've seen maybe 2 or 3 in the last several years. They are probably worth £40-£60, but can be had for less due to the proliferation of copies, which are generally available on eBay. Copies start at about a fiver, but can be a lot higher; beware!
I'm afraid to say that the badge Peter has pictured is a copy. It looks the part, generally well patinated, but as some of these copies have been around almost 50 years that's not very surprising.
The "original" badges have a couple of distinguishing points, the most obvious of which are the spines(?) on the dragons back. I attach a couple of picture to show this.
Best regards,
Tim
Last edited by TWGB; 30-11-15 at 09:11 AM.
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