H.M.A.S. MANOORA ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PENNANT - CIRCA 1940S-1950S

A SCARCE NAVAL PENNANT FROM THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL H.M.A.S. MANOORA, RENDERED IN BURGUNDY WOOL FELT WITH GOLD PRINTED INSIGNIA AND LETTERING. THE PENNANT FEATURES THE SHIP'S DISTINCTIVE CIRCULAR BADGE INCORPORATING A STYLISED HORSE HEAD IN PROFILE WITHIN CONCENTRIC RINGS, SURMOUNTED BY A NAVAL CROWN. THE LATIN MOTTO 'NUX VOMICA' APPEARS ON A BANNER BENEATH THE BADGE. THE SHIP'S NAME 'H.M.A.S. MANOORA' IS PRINTED IN PERIOD GOTHIC LETTERING TO THE FLY END.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: BURGUNDY WOOL FELT WITH GOLD PRINT
- CONSTRUCTION: HAND-STITCHED EMBROIDERY WITH COTTON RIBBON TIES FOR ATTACHMENT
- BADGE: CIRCULAR NAVAL INSIGNIA WITH CROWNED HORSE MOTIF
- LETTERING: GOTHIC SCRIPT IN GOLD
- CONDITION: FAIR, WITH SURFACE WEAR AND MINOR EMBROIDERY FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
H.M.A.S. MANOORA WAS A SIGNIFICANT VESSEL IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HERITAGE AND WOULD APPEAL TO MILITARY COLLECTORS, NAVAL HISTORIANS, AND THOSE WITH FAMILY CONNECTIONS TO THE VESSEL OR THE RAN DURING THE MID-20TH CENTURY PERIOD.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THE PENNANT SHOWS GENUINE AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AUTHENTIC NAVAL SERVICE MEMORABILIA OF THE PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 27cm, Width: 70cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+19

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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