First of all, looking at the photo on the e-Bay link, this is not an Australian badge. It is of the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment. The kangaroo refers to the armoured personnel carrier. Second, the photo shows a round O in the Latin motto. Everything I have read and been told about this badge indicates that to be an original it should have an oval 0. There are some other small variations, but I can't find the link right now. Maybe Bill knows. I have a similar one which I picked up in England for about five pounds a couple of years ago; it also has the round O. To ask what this dealer is asking, for what appears to be not original is too much.
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