New Zealand. A Lot of Seventeen First War Cap and Collar Badges Archive I) on ribbon with clasps

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

on a 4 mm wide black cord

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

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

hand engraved "1839348" on the reverse underneath screwback

New Zealand. A Lot of Seventeen First War Cap and Collar Badges Archive I) on ribbon with claspsSixteen 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.