Vintage US Marine Corps EGA Officer Insignia Cap Badge
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
pre-World War II era, 1920s or 1930s
This vintage United States Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) insignia is a cap badge designed for wear by officers on their dress caps. Constructed from brass, the piece displays typical signs of age, including surface patina and imperfections.
The iconic design features a spread-winged eagle perched atop a detailed globe, which is accented with latitudinal and longitudinal lines to represent global reach. The globe is partially encircled by a fouled anchor, symbolizing the naval heritage of the Marine Corps. On the reverse side, the badge is equipped with a functional threaded post and separate nut for attachment, a characteristic configuration for officer insignia of this period.
Measuring approximately 1.59 by 1.66 inches, the badge reflects the traditional military aesthetic and symbolic construction associated with the early to mid-20th century. While the exact production year is unknown, its design and attachment method suggest a pre-World War II era origin, specifically the 1920s or 1930s.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass
- Dimensions
- 1.59 x 1.66 inches
Technical characteristics
- Attachment
- threaded post and separate nut
Design
- Motif
- Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA)
- Obverse
- spread-winged eagle, globe with latitude/longitude lines, fouled anchor
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.