The subject of crowns has been touched upon in various thread on this forum.
The tailor of this frock may have still had a supply of QVC buttons, or KC ones were simply not available at the time of tailoring for some reason.
It likely took several years for manufacturers to change all their dies for a myriad of insignia, and it is apparent that it took years more for older crowns to be replaced in the supply chain.
I have a Cameron Highlanders drummer's doublet from the 1920s that is still sporting QVC collar badges.
I might add that as a uniform collector, I have seen other officer uniforms with QVC buttons that were made after 1901 as well.
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