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Royal Australian Artillery hat badge

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Overview

Royal Australian Artillery metal hat badge. It features a King's crown at the top with a scroll bearing the motto 'Ubique'. Underneath this is a field gun with a scroll beneath it bearing the words 'Consensus Australia Stabiles'.
Three lugs for attachment are soldered to the reverse, with the top lug having the clip threaded through. There is no maker's mark.

Historical information

The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (R.A.A.), commonly known as the Royal Australian Artillery, is a corps of the Australian Army. The R.A.A. descended from the original colonial artillery units prior to Australia's federation.
The same badge was issued during both World War One and World War Two.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00846

Item type

Badges

Collectibles

Ephemera

Themes

War and Conflict

Material

Metal

Solder

Width

68 mm

Height or length

50 mm

Depth

6 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Above field gun on scroll:

"UBIQUE:

Below field gun on scroll:

"CONSENSUS AUSTRALIA STABILES"

Keywords

Army Hat Badge

Royal Australian Artillery

Badges & Buttons

Badges-military

History - Social

Place made

Australia

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Last modified

Thursday, 23 April, 2026

Completeness

88

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