British Army Guards Regimental Sergeant Majors Badge

A British Army Guards Regimental Sergeant Majors Badge circa 1950s, embroidered on padded khaki wool backing.  The RSM badge depicts the British Royal Coat of Arms, with the royal garter in the centre and the motto “Honi soit Qui Mal y Pense” (Evil to him who evil thinks) flanked by a lion and horse surmounted by the Queen’s crown.  Below the royal garter is a scroll with the motto of the monarch “Deu et mon droit” meaning God and my right.