Hammer

£55

Gold Coast Rifle Volunteers Victorian cap badge circa 1892-1901. Good British made die-stamped white metal Guelphic crowned palm sprays; seeded centre bearing Elephant and Palm tree over GOLD COAST / RIFLE / VOLUNTEERS. Loops VGC Raised by Major Frederick Hodgson in 1892 whilst Colonial Secretary for the Gold Coast; he became Governor and Commander in Chief of the Gold Coast from 1898 to 1900.