Royal Marines Lovat Tunic (No 5 Dress) Princes Award Qualification Badge Royal Marines (RM) Royal Navy Badge

Royal Marine Princes Award qualification badge for the Royal Marines as worn on the Lovat Tunic (No 5 Dress). In excellent unissued condition.
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This Royal Marines Princes Award qualification badge for the Royal Marines is hand embroidered with the cypher of Prince Phillip in silver wire.
This badge is typically worn on the sleeve of a Royal Marines uniform and when on the green backing on the Lovat Tunic.

Dimensions: 6cms in diameter.
NSN: 8455-99-139-9487 Badge
Title: Royal Marines Princes Award, Royal Marines, Qualification Badge

In 1978, to commemorate his 25th anniversary as Captain General, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh directed that the best all-round musician or bugler completing training each year should be awarded the Prince's Badge. The badge the cypher of Prince Phillip is surmounted by a coronet all within a lyre.
The badge will be worn on all orders of dress and throughout his service no matter what rank he attains.

More info on this and the King's badge at:

https://rmhistorical.com/files/content/King%20and%20Prince.pdf

Comm StWi (357)

Code: 65930