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Wall Plaques

 

Updated 1 October 2010

 

The reference numbers after the item descriptions refer to the Reference Books on the home page of the website.

 

Belgium

  1. Para-Commando Brigade, near mint. $ 20.00

 

England and Commonwealth

  1. 2 Parachute Battalion, silver cap badge above scroll with UTRINQUE PARATUS, over maroon with two blue stripes background, plastic fitted to wooden backing shield, VGC. $ 25.00
  2. 2 Parachute Battalion, silver cap badge over maroon with two blue stripes background, near mint. $ 30.00
  3. Gordon Highlanders, small plaque with Gordons tartan and chromed metal badge mounted over, near mint. $ 10.00
  4. H.M.S. Eagle, scroll below ARDUUS AD SOLEM, VGC. $ 15.00
  5. H.M.Y. Britannia wall plaque, (Her Majesty Yacht), ships crest of EIIR over a red rose, over two anchors with crown above, mounted on wooden backing, near mint. $ 25.00
  6. Parachute Regiment Pegasus, light blue on maroon with scroll AD UNUM OMNES below, mounted to wooden shield backing, old but VGC. $ 25.00
  7. Royal Air Force 107 Squadron, double headed eagle in the middle, crown above and scroll below NOUS Y SERONS, VGC. $ 15.00
  8. Royal Air Force 216 Squadron, eagle clutching a bomb in the middle, crown above and scroll below CCXVI DONA FERENS, light scratches to wooden backing, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00
  9. Royal Air Force Association, all copper on narrow wooden base, made in Rhodesia, new condition. $ 20.00
  10. Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, coat of arms with scroll below, VGC. $ 15.00
  11. Royal Air Force Maritime Operational Training Unit, a seal over an open book in the middle, crown above and scroll below TEAGAISG SEALGAIR NA FAIRGE, light scratches to wooden backing, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00
  12. Royal Air Force Station Thatcham, eagle sitting on a roman column on top of a crown in the middle, crown above and scroll below UT AQUILAE VOLENT, small plaque fixed on below with PRESENTED WITH THANKS FROM THE CAPE MARCH TEAM 1995, VGC. $ 15.00
  13. Royal Air Force, hand carved out of a dark wood, shield shaped, with Kings Crown over eagle over wreath, very well made, VGC. $ 40.00
  14. Royal Air Force, hand made, rectangular wooden base, 26cm x 11cm, varnished and has the R.A.F. pilots wings hand painted in full colour, with the scroll below PER ARDUA AD ASTRA, with artists name written on the back CPL. N.MASON R.A.F. 1941, beautifully made, VGC. $ 45.00
  15. Royal Air Force, Queens Crown, VGC. $ 15.00
  16. Royal Flying Corps, wings with RFC in the middle over a grey background, red vertical line down the middle and a blue stripe on either side of it, scroll below with ROYAL FLYING CORPS, VGC. $ 40.00
  17. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst over scroll SERVE TO LEAD, hand painted, made by Heraldic Shields, mint in box. $ 25.00
  18. Royal New Zealand Artillery, 11 (A) Battery, 16 Field Regiment, small chip of blue enamel missing, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00
  19. Spitfire, cast aluminium (?), in three-dimensional profile, very well made, 18 x 17cm, VGC. $ 45.00

 

France

 

Rhodesia

All Rhodesian plaques are brass or copper, pattern filled with enamel/paint on wooden backing, unless otherwise stated.

1.         1 Brigade H.Q., black elephant on red background, VGC. $ 75.00

2.         1 Special Air Service Regiment, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 145.00

3.         2 Brigade H.Q., copper rhino on gold shield, missing the 2 Brigade title below, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00

4.         4 Brigade H.Q., gold, white and black lion on blue background, VGC. $ 85.00

5.         Army Data Processing Unit, scarce, VGC. $ 35.00

6.         B.S.A. Police Reserve, shield on wooden background with BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE RESERVE copper scroll below, VGC. $ 40.00

7.         British Military Advisory and Training Team Zimbabwe, scarce, new condition. $ 45.00

8.         Directorate of Military Studies, copper lion and tusk over crossed sword and quill on dark blue background, scroll below, scarce, VGC. $ 95.00

9.         Directorate of Military Studies, copper lion and tusk over crossed sword and quill on dark blue background, scroll below, scarce, tip of tusk slightly bent and tip of quill broken off, otherwise VGC. $ 45.00

10.     Joint Operation Center Hurricane, shield divided into three sections for B.S.A.Police, Rhodesian Air Force and Internal Affairs, with the white rhino on green in the middle, for 2 Brigade, copper toned, otherwise VGC and scarce. $ 95.00

11.     Northern Rhodesia Regiment, scratch on red section, otherwise VGC. $ 45.00

12.     Operation Grapple, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

13.     Operation Grapple, edge nick on wooden plaque, otherwise new. $ 20.00

14.     Operation Grapple, new condition. (2 in stock) $ 30.00 each

15.     Operation Hurricane, bit dirty, but near mint condition. $ 30.00

16.     Operation Hurricane, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

17.     Operation Hurricane, near mint condition. (3 in stock) $ 30.00 each

18.     Operation Ranger, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00

19.     Operation Ranger, near mint. $ 45.00

20.     Operation Repulse, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

21.     Operation Repulse, new condition. (2 in stock) $ 30.00 each

22.     Operation Repulse, slight scratches and small dent, otherwise good. (2 in stock) $ 15.00 each

23.     Operation Salops, Salisbury and District, scarcest of the Operations plaques, near new condition. (2 in stock) $ 45.00 each

24.     Operation Splinter, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

25.     Operation Splinter, new condition. (3 in stock) $ 30.00 each

26.     Operation Splinter, slight scratches on surface, otherwise good. $ 15.00

27.     Operation Splinter, spots of tarnishing on surface, otherwise good. $ 20.00

28.     Operation Tangent, copper plaque lifting from wooden shield, otherwise new condition. $ 30.00

29.     Operation Tangent, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

30.     Operation Tangent, new condition. $ 30.00

31.     Operation Tangent, VGC. $ 25.00

1.         Operation Thrasher, copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

2.         Operation Thrasher, new condition. (3 in stock) $ 30.00 each

3.         Operation Thrasher, slight scratches on surface and copper plaque lifting from wooden base, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

4.         Operation Thrasher, some scratches on surface, otherwise VGC. (2 in stock) $ 20.00 each

5.         Operational plaques, Hurricane, Thrasher, Repulse, Tangent, Grapple and Splinter, in smaller size, mounted on a long leather strip with a copper hook at the top for hanging onto the wall, VGC. $ 55.00

6.         Rhodesia Artillery, 1 Regt S.R.A., scarce, copper scroll toned, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00

7.         Rhodesia Artillery, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, couple of scratches on the decal otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

8.         Rhodesia Combined Operations, lion and tusk in the middle with COMBINED OPERATIONS RHODESIA around it, and five swords crossed behind the circle, very scarce, VGC. $ 145.00

9.         Rhodesia Corps of Engineers, old pattern, copper badge over blue and red stable belt colours painted backing, some scratches of paint off, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00

10.     Rhodesia Corps of Engineers, old type, copper badge over painted blue and red wooden plaque, small portion of blue paint off, can be repaired. $ 20.00

11.     Rhodesia M.O.T.H. Matelot Shellholle, all in copper, near mint. $ 20.00

12.     Rhodesia Regiment, 9th Battalion, RR badge over their colours, with scroll below, VGC. $ 25.00

13.     Rhodesia Regiment, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

14.     Rhodesia wall plaque, National flag in the middle and five different coins mounted around it, four above and one below, on a copper backing, label or reverse says Made in Zimbabwe, bit dirty and copper toned, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00

15.     Rhodesia wall plaque, National flag in the middle and five different coins mounted around it, four above and one below, on a copper backing, copper bit toned, otherwise near mint. $ 30.00

16.     Rhodesian African Rifles 2 (Indep) Coy, shield divided in black and green with RAR badge in the middle and moon in upper green section, warthog above, scroll below, copper toned, otherwise VGC and scarce. $ 85.00

17.     Rhodesian African Rifles, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

18.     Rhodesian Air Force, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

19.     Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

20.     Rhodesian Army Medical Corps, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

21.     Rhodesian Army Military Police, piece of red enamel/paint missing and some light scratches, otherwise good. $ 20.00

22.     Rhodesian Army, made in early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

23.     Rhodesian coat of arms in copper mounted over National flag green and white enamel with RHODESIA in a scroll above, near mint. (2 in stock) $ 45.00 each

24.     Rhodesian coat of arms in copper mounted over National flag green and white enamel with RHODESIA in a scroll above, VGC. $ 40.00

25.     Rhodesian coat of arms, copper, no enamel, new condition. $ 25.00

26.     Rhodesian Corps of Engineers, VGC. $ 30.00

27.     Rhodesian Defense Regiment, made in the early 1980, wooden with the badge being a decal or transfer mounted onto the wood, well made, VGC. $ 20.00

28.     Rhodesian map in copper with all the larger towns crests/coat of arms mounted next to the town names, each a loose crest that has been fixed to the map, map fitted to a hardboard backing, very attractive, VGC. $ 30.00

29.     Rhodesian poem,
And someday may man realize
That all the earth, the seas and the skies,
Belong to God who made us all,
The rich, the poor, the great, the small,
And in the Fathers holy sight no man is
Yellow, Black or White,
And peace on earth cannot be found
Until we meet on common ground.
on copper plaque with two copper soldiers, one White and one Black, both in camo and holding rifles, one on each side of the copper plaque, all mounted on a black wooden base, some minor knocks to corners and one soldier has come loose and was stuck back with Press-Stick, should be easy to re-glue, otherwise VGC. $ 45.00

30.     Rhodesian poem, Didnt Fight For Fun by Sydney E.Lassman, black printed on copper plate, mounted to wood, copper plate come slightly away from wood but can be re-glued easily, copper toned in places, good. $ 25.00

31.     Rhodesian postage stamps, six Southern Rhodesian stamps, with the Kings head, mounted on a red background, framed inside a wooden cutout of the map of Rhodesia, nice dark Rhodesian wood, glass front, VGC. $ 35.00

32.     Rhodesian Security Forces, shield divided into gold, red and blue with lion and tusk standing on a smaller green shield with pick in the middle, crossed spears behind and RHODESIA below, one section of lions mane filled in with black by mistake, but as manufactured, VGC. $ 65.00

33.     Rhodesian set of 7 coins mounted within a wooden cut out of the map of Rhodesia, framed and glazed, near mint. $ 30.00

34.     Royal Air Force Association wall plaque, all copper on narrow wooden base, made in Rhodesia, new condition. $ 20.00

35.     Salisbury District, shield divided in blue and black with brown buck in the middle and scroll below, VGC. $ 55.00

36.     Zimbabwe wall plaque, not military, with map of Africa outlined in black, Zimbabwe filled in with black with a long flag pole coming out of the Zimbabwe map and their flag in enamel flying across the upper section of Africa, and to the side of the map the Zimbabwe Bird, all on a copper rectangle mounted on a wooden frame, very well made and attractive, 23 x 28cm, VGC. $ 30.00

37.     Zimbabwe-Rhodesia 1979, interim period plaque, Zimbabwe bird and flag colours in enamel, VGC. $ 30.00

 

Rhodesian Wooden Wall Plaque Carvings.

  1. Rhodesian Army Medical Corps, carved out of wood and varnished, large, 58 x 45cm, hand made in Rhodesia. $ 20.00

 

South and South West Africa and Homelands

  1. 113 Battalion, wooden base with their arm flash design (CO F1207) in copper, with named plaque 2 Lt. G.A. Abrahamse SAIK (SAI) Beste Peleton Leier 1981 (Best Platoon Leader 1981), VGC. $ 30.00
  2. 32 Battalion, wooden base with their arm flash mounted over, slight scratching on arm flash, otherwise VGC. $ 55.00
  3. 5 South African Infantry Battalion, copper plaque (CO F102) mounted on wood, with stand legs on the back and a hook to hang on the wall, near mint. $ 40.00
  4. 52 South African Infantry Battalion, metal mounted on wood, with stand legs on the back and a hook to hang on the wall, some surface scratches, otherwise VGC. $ 40.00
  5. 9 S.A. Infantry, large version of their arm flash mounted on wooden shield, slight scratching, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00
  6. Cape Town Highlanders wall plaque, CTH badge in colour mounted over scroll with CENTENARY 1885-1985, on wooden shield, VGC. $ 25.00
  7. Citizen Force Commando, large gilt metal kneeling Commando (CO 810) holding a rifle, wreath around and scroll UNITAS below, no wooden backing, VGC. $ 20.00
  8. De Mist Commando, bronze leopard over cross badge (CO F979) with bronze scroll PARATI PRIMUS, on wooden backing shield, stand of hang up, near mint. $ 30.00
  9. Far North Command, large version of their arm flash (CO F422) with two name plates for two of their Regimental Sergeant Majors, WOI T.J.Jeanes 1 JUL 1990 to 1 OCT 1997, and WOI H.W.Snyders 1 OCT 1997, all mounted on a Castle shaped wooden plaque, VGC. $ 35.00
  10. Natal Command Workshop, small desk stand plaque with their arm flash (CO F278) mounted on a wooden plaque with a wooden stand, name plate WO2 P.JAMES, VGC. $ 15.00
  11. Natal Mounted Rifles Pipe Band, tartan covered shield with the Natal Mounted Rifles cap and collar badges (CO 470, 472 & 476) with a small silver plate with PIPE BAND FOUNDED 1940, mounted on a shield shaped wooden plaque, VGC. $ 30.00
  12. Northern Transvaal Command, bronze plaque in the form of their arm flash (CO F416), with a scroll above MAART 1993 (March 1993), VGC. $ 20.00
  13. Ordnance Service Corps plaque presented to Sgt.S.A.Blackie on his retirement, giving dates of service, VGC. $ 25.00
  14. Ordnance Service School plaque (CO F803), VGC. $ 25.00
  15. Port Elizabeth Fire & Emergency Services, Fire Rescue, with fireman helmet and crossed axes in the middle, all in colour on a dark blue background, VGC. $ 20.00
  16. S.A. Air Force 75th Anniversary, INTERNATIONAL MILITARY AIRSHOW AFB (Air Force Base) WATERKLOOF 6-7 October 1995, with the Air Force eagle badge and a jet flying over a map of Africa, with Waterkloof pointed out in red, all printed on Perspex and mounted on wooden backing, near mint. $ 15.00
  17. S.A. Air Force 80th Anniversary, SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE 1920-2000 with Air Force eagle badge, jets, Hercules aircraft and helicopter in the background, over the new South African flag colours, all printed on Perspex and mounted on wood, near mint. $ 15.00
  18. S.A. Air Force 92 Tactical Airfield Unit with scorpion emblem, near mint. $ 25.00
  19. S.A. Army 11 Supply and Transport Unit, flash similar to CO F461 but with Western Cape command bar above, mounted on wooden shield, small gold plate with KANHYM mounted below, mint. $ 5.00
  20. S.A. Army Xmas Border Duty 1978, copper map of South West Africa on wooden backing, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 35.00 each
  21. S.A. Medical Corps/Military Health Services plaque, presented to 90050691PE WOII M.M.Beneke 18-11-1991 to 31-08-2001, has a stand at the back, can be hung on the wall or can stand by itself, VGC. $ 40.00
  22. S.A. Navy Strike Craft Flotilla presentation wall plaque, rectangular wooden base, 33cm x 18cm, with a paper triangular Strike Craft Flotilla pennant glued on, in the top right hand corner is the Strike Craft bi-metal breast badge, and on the bottom right hand corner a brass plaque with FROM THE MAIN MANNE (From the Main Men), bit of verdigris on brass plaque, some wear on the paper pennant and someone has put a steel nail through the top middle of the wooden base, otherwise good, scarce. $ 30.00
  23. S.A. Police badge, large, loose, not mounted on a plaque, gilted metal and enamel, slight damage to one point of the star where it must have been dropped, otherwise VGC. Would make a great center piece for a Police badge display. $ 15.00
  24. S.A. Police, mounted on wooden plaque, VGC. $ 25.00
  25. S.A.S. Unitie, Naval Base, disbanded in 2005, VGC. $ 15.00
  26. School of Engineers, gilt and painted red and blue, small piece of red paint come off, can easily be repainted, otherwise VGC. Similar to CO F252, with scroll and motto below. $ 25.00
  27. Shooting award, circular badge with a pistol on it at the top, a rectangular badge with a rifle on it in the middle, and a name badge, LIEBENBERG, at the bottom, all mounted on a blue material covered board and onto a wooden plaque, VGC. $ 20.00
  28. South West Africa Command, their arm flash (CO F508) with name plate below, PADRE D.K.B.GOODENOUGH 1.1.74 to 1.1.78, mounted on a Castle shaped wooden plaque, VGC. $ 30.00
  29. Technical Service Corps brass scroll from a plaque, with T.D.K. on one end and T.S.C. on the other, VGC. $ 1.00
  30. Transkei Defence Force, 1st Battalion Mounted Infantry, VGC. $ 35.00
  31. UNTAG Officers Mess Suiderhof, Windhoek, Namibia, 1989-1990, with map of Namibia and United Nations badge, all in colour on brass, VGC. $ 30.00

 

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