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Northern Territory Police
*CELEBRATING 150 YEARS* of N.T.P badge history.
Note: The State arms, seal and name: Northern
Territory Police are Copyright © State of Northern Territory, Australia.
The Australian "Coat of Arms" is: Copyright © Commonwealth of Australia.
HRH "The Queen's Crown" ("Saint Edward's Crown") is:
Copyright © The Royal Household and its use granted solely by Royal Warrant.
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The N.T.P. King's Crown
Police hat and ID badge; known as the "Two Bob" badge (similar to the Two Shilling coin when new) or
the "Penny" badge (because as the silver plate wore off it, the base metal would show through).
* One of the Rarest.
c 1917. Early versions had no blue enamel. A restrike and fake replicas exist.
Ozbadge thanks: Peter Hamilton.
The Commonwealth Police, King's Crown Hat Badge;
with Northern Territory plinth. The first Australian
State to officially wear the "Akubra" or "Lemon squeezer" style hat on duty in various styles; with this badge. Hallmarked "STOKES" , "STOKES MELB" or "STOKES AND SONS ".
Issued from c 1927 - 1960. The "Northern Territory" plinth was probably added to this badge, phased in and issued around
1949.
Extremely Rare; with attached plinth.
WARNING: Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms without permission may breach the Trade Practices Act 1974,
the Trade Marks Act 1995 and the Criminal Code Act 1995. Importation of goods bearing the Commonwealth Coat
of Arms is prohibited under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.
BE AWARE of fake, chrome or nickel replicas; some made with
hard-fired, vitreous enamel and some are marked "Stokes and Sons Melb". The original badges ARE hallmarked and made of two
(2) separate pieces (badge and plinth) soldered together; ie, not a "one piece" badge.
The N.T. Police King's Crown
Tracker badge. c 1920-1950. Hallmarked "Stokes". Normally worn
on Akubra style hats. Extremely Rare.
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A new Northern Territory Police cap badge badge design know as the "Skippy"
badge was introduced in c1965 (and later an ID badge). The Northern Territory Police cap badge with the obsolete Cadet
"plinth" is shown above. c1980. It is numbered with a "C" prefix
and Hallmarked "K.G.Luke" or "Brim Melb". Rare.
The Territory won self-government and gained local control of Northern Territory
Police from the Commonwealth government in 1978. Be
AWARE of replicas; flat badges with screw mountings. A gold "Detectives" badge was issued in 2011; with a number in a small plinth. Note:Be AWARE of replicas.
Be AWARE of an unissued "RETIRED" badges; flat badges with screw mountings.
The Northern Territory Police obsolete Tracker QC hat badge. c1953 -1980. All N.T. Trackers were phased
out in the 1980's. Many became NT Police "Aides". There are at least three variations to this badge; some
may be copies. Very Rare.
Northern Territory Police Force ID Fob badge. Issued to Detectives and plainclothes officers. c 1940 Extremely
Rare.
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The
Northern Territory Police QC obsolete "Aide" or "Tracker" Akubra badge. Also in a "red" plinth version. Both
are numbered on the back, with an "A" prefix and maker hallmarked. Rare.
Note: Be
AWARE of replicas; flat badges with screw mountings.
There is also a current, flat, ID or wallet version ("Freddie'") of the "Skippy" badge (with a blue enamel background). which is issued in a numbered leather wallet.
On two , now obsolete versions of the ID badge, the word "POLICE" is replaced with "Aboriginal
Community Police" or "Police Auxiliary" in the plinth area.
The Northern Territory Police obsolete "Aide" QC hat badge. The "Aide" or Aboriginal Police
Community Officers were enlisted in the late 1970's. This badge was replaced with a "Skippy" version in the 1980's (see
directly above); which has now also became obsolete. Very Rare.
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