HKP Insignia
Prior to WW2 the Senior Officers of the HKP wore a silver Royal Cypher as their cap badge,the Inspectorate and Rank and File (all races) wore a simple Kings Crown in white metal.With the post war re-organisation of the Force and the re-establishment of civilian rule, 1.5.1946, a new badge was adopted,this contained the well known harbour scene,surmounted by the King's Crown,all in white metal and later (1969) to be replaced by a chrome and blue enamel version bearing the Queen's Crown and the " Royal " element.
Genuine versions of the Post War (King's Crown ) appear occasionally in dealers' catalogues and fetch up the GBP100.00,BEWARE many HK made reproductions.
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