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Old 10-02-16, 04:02 PM
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Default Royal Canadian Navy... Or coast guards?

Can't find a similar badge online...

Either it's rare or I ain't lookin' at the right place!!!
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Old 10-02-16, 04:05 PM
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Is it a CPO's badge?

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Old 10-02-16, 04:11 PM
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I thought CPO badges would be more round and compact...?
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I've just checked a few sites, and it's not a CPO badge. It's a mystery to me too.
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Old 10-02-16, 04:28 PM
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It is an older Canadian Coast Guard officer's badge.
Shown on page 69 of Thompson's Cap Badges & Insignia of the RCN, RCAF and CAF 1953-74 Vol. 4

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Old 10-02-16, 04:46 PM
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Thank you Phil !!!

You have a better garnished library than I.
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