The South African division of the RNVR, which existed from 1913 to 1949, also wore cap badges with the KC.
In the British tradition, cap/uniform badges have the royal crown, and ships' badges have the naval crown. The emblem on the teaspoon appears to be a unit badge of some kind (possibly unofficial), rather than a cap badge.
It's possible that the RINVR replaced the royal crown with their own naval crown during the period when India was a dominion (1947-50) and the reserve was still "royal".
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