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1950s US Coast Guard insignia question


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I am trying to figure out the colors used in the 1950's era US Coast Guard insignia as painted on their UF-1G Albatrosses. This is definitely not the same insignia that is currently used; and while the general layout is similar, the colors seem to be different.

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uscg_q2.jpg

The anchors are certainly gold, but seem to have some dark shading on them. The central disc seems to have a dark background (see the larger version painted over the hangar door in the second photo). Can anyone provide a better picture of the USCG insignia from this era?

This is the same version painted on the USCG PBMs and PBYs at the same period.

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