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HMNZS Tamaki Badge
HMNZS Tamaki Badge

HMNZS Tamaki Badge

Date1997-1998
Period20th century
Classification(s)
Object TypeCrest Badge
Registration NumberMMM 000283
DescriptionTamaki is New Zealand's main naval recruit base. The word 'tamaki' is an ancient Polynesian word for battle; it can also mean heavily populated. The circular badge encompasses on a field green, a native, crouched and facing to the left all proper. The circular crest is surrounded by a twisting golden-coloured rope with two crossed silver-coloured ferns at the bottom and it is topped by a Naval Crown of the same colour. The badge is mounted onto a wooden plaque as a commemorative piece.
InscriptionsOn recto "TAMAKI"; on verso, top in black ink "REG No. 27".Material
Wood, resin, paint
Technique
Cast in resin, hand painted on a wooden plaque.
DimensionsOverall: 17.2 × 21.7 cm, 0.5 kg
Alternate ID Numbers
  • HM Object Number: 82401
  • EEA Norway Grant: EEA.1330
  • Register Book Number: 427
  • Inventory Card: 7179-80
Online Collections
Public Access
Not on view
Location
  •   Malta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection