They were normally finished in bronze or simply the base metal that they had been die struck from, just from the photograph you show of the obverse, I would say that example has been deliberately altered at some point during it's life, notwithstanding, still a good and original badge.
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Originally Posted by Tanker Mike
Here is another RFC made by Roden Bros. Toronto cap badge, has some type of painted wash to the letters RFC. Anyone seen this before?
Mike
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