Mornington Racing Club Committee Member’s Badge

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Mornington Racing Club Committee Member’s Badge

DATE1909 to 1930

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1268.5

HISTORY

Presumably this badge belonged to Herbert Downward who was a committee member of the Mornington Racing Club from 1909 to 1930.

DESCRIPTION

A rectangular metal badge, wider at the bottom, has a gold pattern at the top, ‘Mornington’ on a curved black ribbon below it and ‘Racing Club’ along the black strip at the bottom. In the centre is ’MRC’ in golden letters on a blue background, with a golden whip on either side of the monogram. The badge is photographed on a fawn coloured circular background.

KEYWORDS

Downward, Herbert, Mornington