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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 brass base would show through).
* One of the Rarest.
c 1917. Early versions had no blue enamel. A restrike of this badge apparently exisits.
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" 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 plinth.
*Note: a new 1960-style generic "Commonwealth Police" Queen's Crown badge, without
any "Northern Territory" plinth, was partially issued for a short time to 1965; until the new NT Police
"Skippy" badge style was issued; see right. Please see here: Australian Commonwealth Police.
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.
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". Very Rare.
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The Northern Territory Police QC obsolete "Aide" or "Tracker" Akubra
badge. Also in a "red" plinth version. Rare. Numbered with an "A" prefix and hallmarked.
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.
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