On offer is a rare and desirable brass Anzac 'A' badge as worn on the colour patch to denote service on Gallipoli.
The badge is in lovely condition and is complete with its 2 lugs to the rear. It measures approx. ~12mm in height and ~13mm across its widest point. These badges were highly coveted by the men of the 1st AIF with the wearers afforded an almost celebrity status certainly in the later years of the war.
There is not much information available on the smaller Anzac A's however I am led to believe that these were worn during the Second World War by 1st AIF veterans. I have previously seen pictures of these being worn on the miniature AIF colour patch of their WW1 unit above their Second World War AIF/CMF unit's patch.
Authorized for wear in 1916 following the evacuation from Gallipoli, the Anzac A was originally embroidered directly onto the colour patch of the wearer. In 1917 the brass A was authorized with at least 4 different versions commonly seen (from what I can gather the different styles indicate where they were made i.e. Middle East, UK, France etc.).
Once again a rare and desirable piece of insignia as worn by an Australian veteran of the Gallipoli campaign.