Cap Badge - Gold Coast Rifles Volunteers (Queen Victoria Crown, 1892 - 1902) This badge was sold by Jim Purdy for $85.00 on e-Bay in the Spring/Summer of 2017. This badge was deemed irrelevant to the museum. The money was used to purchase relevant badges for the collection. Gold Coast Rifle Volunteers scarce Victorian OR`s cap badge. Raised by Major Frederick Hodgson in 1892 whilst Colonial Secretary for the Gold Coast; he became Governor and Commander in Chief of the Gold Coast from 1898 to 1900.