Coventry City Fire Brigade post ww2 had 3 fire stations covering 30 square miles of area. All 3 of the 1948 to 1974 era City of Coventry Fire Brigade cap badge variations are very sought after by collectors and few original badges come on the open market. Many of the West Midlands smaller county borough pre 1974 era cap badges are hard to obtain, Coventry is of special note along with Walsall which also had 4  different variations in use for one small brigade, Smethwick and West Bromwich another with 5 known making any one of these small county borough fire brigades hard to obtain. 
All 3 Coventry City Fire Brigade original cap badges of this era are not easy to come by  This is the very 1st pattern cap badge issued to The City Of Coventry Fire Brigade & was issued for just 4 years from 1948 to 1952. The 2nd pattern cap badge was the enamel variation of this badge issued from 1952 to 1966 & finally the enamel coat of arms 3rd pattern was issued from 1966 to 1974. All original City Of Coventry Fire Brigade cap badges are hard to obtain for collectors of the post war fire service cap badges.
This badge manufactured by Mike Trueman Badges of Birmingham is in excellent condition, the brass centre fixed to the standard economy issue lined Home Office star via 2 straps, the cap fixing lugs also intact to the rear of the cap badge.