Vintage H.M. Navigation Wall Badge, Crest, Tampion, Also Known as H.M.S Dryad, Royal Navy 

Dated around 1940 - 70's

Rare, I cannot find another example !

Wood backplate with hand painted plaster facing. 

17cm x 13cm approx

Nobis Tutus Ibis motto, "With Us You Go. Safely"

Good condition for age, with some superficial wear, marks, chips and crazing to the face. 

HMS Dryad which incorporated the H.M. Navigation, is a former stone frigate (shore establishment). It was the home of the Royal Navy's Maritime Warfare School from the Second World War until it moved to HMS Collingwood at Fareham in 2004. The site was handed over to the Ministry of Defence in 2005 and is now occupied by the Defence School of Policing and Guarding.