Brazil, Mexico, Thailand. Three Cap Badges
Brazil, Federative Republic: Brazilian Army (Exército Brasileiro) General's Cap Badge (wreathing on gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, five silvered stars with silvered wire highlights placed on the lavender central oval insignia, the oval framed by rings in yellow, green and white embroidery, each of the embroidered ovals separated by strands of rolled gold-coloured bullion wire, the entire insignia framed by silvered bullion wire in various textures, on a black wool upper, black paper backer, measuring 120 mm (w) x 74 mm (h)); Mexico, United Mexican States: Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) General's Cap Badge (insignia in bronze gilt, illustrating the Mexican coat-of-arms, which is based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), the center of the Aztec empire, recalling the legend of an eagle sitting on a cactus while devouring a serpent that signaled to the Aztecs where to found their city of Tenochtitlan, within a wreath of oak leaves and laurel leaves, the insignia mounted to a deep blue wool wrapped oval metal frame, with a second black cotton wrapped oval cardboard frame backing the oval metal frame, the insignia affixed to both via a screwpost and nut combo, measuring 62 mm (w) x 82 mm (h)); and Thailand, Kingdom: Royal Thai Navy (Kong Thap Ruea Thai) Officer's Dress Cap Badge (anchor and circular frame in silvered bullion wire, backed by black felt, the wreathing and Thai crown in gold-coloured bullion wire, on a black wool upper, heavily padded, black cotton backer, measuring 77 mm (w) x 84.5 mm (h), dual push pins, one of which is a replacement). Ranging from better than very fine to extremely fine.

