New Zealand. A Lot of Seventeen First War Cap and Collar Badges Archive on a 4 mm wide

on a 4 mm wide black cord

encompassed by a blue enamel border inscribed “IN FIDE SALUS” (SAFETY IN FAITH) with three stars at the bottom

I) on ribbon with clasps for Tirah 1897-98 and Punjab Frontier 1897-98

hand engraved "1839348" on the reverse underneath screwback

obverse centre presenting a red enameled cross with white enamel and gilt boarders

New Zealand. A Lot of Seventeen First War Cap and Collar Badges Archive on a 4 mm wideSixteen in bronze, eleven of which incorporate gilt, the seventeenth badge with a two piece construction in bronze gilt with a silvered base, in a variety of sizes, one with an intact slider, fourteen with both lugs intact (one of the badges attached to a period chain and fob), two badges with one of two lugs intact, ranging from near fine to better than very fine.