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.
The Metropolitan Police flag
Agencies using the Brunswick star
- Coldstream Guards
- Federal Police of Germany and various State Police Forces
- Guyana Defence Force
- Irish Guards
- Jamaica Defence Force
- National Police of Ukraine
- Policja
- The Royal Regiment of Canada
- Scots Guards
- South African Police Service (formerly South African Police)
- South Australian Country Fire Service
- Zimbabwe Republic Police
Agencies formerly using the Brunswick star
- 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
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