An extremely rare officer' grade cap badge of The Hong Kong Defence Corps. Die cast in bronze, having a nice silvery sheen, with two mount lugs, 50 mm x 50 mm. Fine condition.
Issued to British Army officer's stationed in Hong Kong and the Far East. Features twin Chinese dragons beneath a King’s Crown, with the motto “Nulli Secundus in Oriente” (“Second to None in the East”). A striking emblem of Britain’s military presence in Asia during the colonial period.
