ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (RAN) PENNANT - CIRCA 1950-1960

A FINE EXAMPLE OF A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PENNANT IN DARK NAVY WOOL FELT, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE RAN BADGE AND LETTERING IN GOLD WITH SILK DETAIL WORK. THE PENNANT DISPLAYS THE CHARACTERISTIC ELONGATED TRIANGULAR FORM WITH TWIN ATTACHMENT LOOPS TO THE HOIST EDGE, TYPICAL OF NAVAL PENNANTS USED FOR VESSEL IDENTIFICATION AND CEREMONIAL DISPLAY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: WOOL FELT GROUND WITH WHITE PRINT
- CONSTRUCTION: BADGE AND LETTERING, COTTON BINDING TO EDGES
- BADGE: CIRCULAR EMBLEM FEATURING A CROWNED ANCHOR WITH ROPE BORDER, EMBROIDERED IN GOLD AND RED SILK
- LETTERING: 'R.A.N.' IN SPACED CAPITAL LETTERS,
- ATTACHMENT: TWIN FABRIC LOOPS SEWN TO HOIST EDGE FOR FLAGSTAFF MOUNTING
- CONDITION: ORIGINAL PATINA INTACT, MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE, NO RESTORATION EVIDENT

DIMENSIONS:
- LENGTH (HOIST TO FLY): APPROXIMATELY 60 CM
- WIDTH (AT HOIST): APPROXIMATELY 25 CM

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THESE PENNANTS WERE USED ABOARD ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSELS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND CEREMONIAL PURPOSES DURING THE MID-20TH CENTURY. THE QUALITY OF EMBROIDERY AND MATERIALS INDICATES THIS WAS AN OFFICIAL NAVAL ISSUE RATHER THAN A SOUVENIR PIECE.

CONDITION NOTES: THE FELT GROUND SHOWS MINOR SURFACE DUST AND LIGHT SOILING FROM STORAGE AND AGE. THE BINDING IS INTACT AND SECURE. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, TEARS, OR LOSSES ARE EVIDENT. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS A FINE EXAMPLE OF MID-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN NAVAL REGALIA IN ORIGINAL, UNRESTORED CONDITION.

Item Size: Height: 26cm, Width: 65cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+1

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

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