Royal Navy and Merchant Navy Visor Caps, WW2. Combination Image. Photograph

Top: Royal Navy WW2, White Top Officer Visor Cap. Archival photograph of iconic British Royal Navy World War Two Officer Visor Cap as worn by H.R.H. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The image highlights a WW2 Royal Navy Officer's Peaked Visor Cap.

Key Features & Design Details

The Insignia: The prominent bullion-embroidered badge features a silver fouled anchor inside a golden laurel wreath. It is surmounted by the Tudor Crown (King's Crown), used throughout the reigns of King George V, Edward VIII, and George VI.

Rank Indicator: The plain black patent leather visor indicates the rank of a Junior Officer (Sub-Lieutenant or Lieutenant). Senior officer ranks (Commander, Captain, and Admirals) would feature gold embroidered oak leaves along the peak.

Construction: It features the traditional dark blue/black wool doeskin crown mounted above a textured black mohair hat band and secured by a thin leather chin strap.

Bottom: Merchant Navy, United Kingdom, Officer Visor Cap. Original Photographs.

• Officer Cap Badge: Typically featured a central silver or gilt anchor surrounded by gold bullion embroidery laurel leaves, surmounted by a heraldic Naval Crown.
• A naval crown is a golden circlet adorned with ship prows, sails, or sterns, originating as an ancient Roman military prize and a modern heraldic symbol. Because it is the Merchant Navy and not the Royal Navy, the cap insignia does not have the King's or Queen's Crown.
  

  Name: Known in Latin as the corona navalis.

  Recipient: Given to the very first sailor or soldier who successfully boarded an enemy ship during a naval battle.

  Design: Crafted from gold and decorated with small replicas of ship prows.

  Design: Features a golden band topped with alternating square sails and sterns of ships.