Brunswick star

The Brunswick star is an emblem which in outline is an eight-pointed or sixteen-pointed star, but which is composed of many narrow rays. It is used in the United Kingdom to surround the Royal Cypher on various badges, such as that worn on the caps and helmets of almost all police and fire services in England and Wales. The name Brunswick refers to the German Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, better known as the principality of Hanover, which was ruled by the House of Hanover whose heads also became kings of Great Britain.

Users[]

Coldstream Guards
Federal Police of Germany and various State Police Forces
Guyana Defence Force
Irish Guards
Jamaica Defence Force
National Guard of Ukraine
National Police of Ukraine
National Police Corps of Spain
Netherlands Marine Corps
Policja
The Royal Regiment of Canada
Scots Guards
South African Police Service (formerly South African Police)
South Australian Country Fire Service
Special Tasks Patrol Police of Ukraine
Zimbabwe Republic Police

Former[]

Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong) – before 1997
The Dutch police both municipal and state police – until 1 April 1993
Kulangsu Municipal Police – until 1943^[1]^[2]
Shanghai Volunteer Corps and Municipal Police – until 1942
Volkspolizei – until 1990

References[]

^ International Settlement of Kulangsu (Gulangyu, China) at Flags of the World
^ Former Foreign Colonies and Major Concessions in China at World Statesman.org

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[1] International Settlement of Kulangsu (Gulangyu, China) at Flags of the World

[2] Former Foreign Colonies and Major Concessions in China at World Statesman.org

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