Please help identify

[Pembird]

Three items up for identification please, l have a box full of the gilt buttons and am loath to throw them out before l know what they are! All are Gieves or firmin.

[Phil2M]

Black button is for the Port of London Authority.

[Cribyn]

Your gilt button is Nigeria Ports Authority.

The black button is, I believe, Port of London Authority.

Roger

[btns]

The gilt buttons are Nigeria Ports Authority

The badge could be European, but there are quite a few sovereigns using mirrored letters C.
If the badge is from the same period as the buttons then I do not know a matching Carl.

All items are collectable, please do not throw them out.

[Pembird]

Thanks for your prompt replies gentlemen, at least l know what l have. Regards pete

[Hoot]

The badge is or was Luxembourg Army. Worn as a cap badge and I believe also as a pocket badge.

[Pembird]

Thanks for that hoot, it was really annoying me that l could not find anything about it!

[dragon166]

It is the Royal Cypher of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1919-1964). From recent photos of the present Army it would seem to be a Collar Badge. The attached pic shows its use on the Lux. Order of Merit which she instituted in 1961.
Dave

[Hoot]

Originally Posted by dragon166

It is the Royal Cypher of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1919-1964). From recent photos of the present Army it would seem to be a Collar Badge. The attached pic shows its use on the Lux. Order of Merit which she instituted in 1961.
Dave

My mistake, yes, a collar badge, too small for a cap badge. The present-day collar badges have the "H" cypher of Grand Duke Henri and the cap badges are a coat of arms design and look to be massive.