WW1-Era Tank Corps Sweetheart Brooch Badge

Original Tank Corps sweetheart brooch dating from the First World War era, typically worn by the loved ones of servicemen.

The brooch features the classic Tank Corps badge design, showing a stylised WWI-era rhomboid tank encircled by a laurel wreath with scrolls reading “TANK / CORPS”, topped by the King’s Crown. Finely cast in gilt brass, the piece is fitted with a rear horizontal broach pin.

These brooches were unofficial but widely popular tokens, worn on lapels or blouses during wartime and often retained as cherished keepsakes.

Condition: Good, some age wear. Clasp intact and functional. Minor tarnish or patina consistent with age.

Dimensions: approx. 36mm x 27mm