| QVC | Queen Victoria Crown |
| QC | Queens Crown |
| KC | Kings Crown |
| B | Brass |
| BB | Blackened Brass |
| Bi | Bi Metal |
| Wm | White Metal |
| SP | SP Silver Plate |
| Bz | Bronze |
| OSD | OSD Officers Service Dress |
| HM | Hallmarked |
| Mint | As new issue |
| EF | Extremely Fine |
| NEF | Nearly Extremely Fine |
| GVF | Good Very Fine |
| VF | Very Fine slight wear to high points, surface marks from contact |
| NVF | Near Very Fine |
| GF | Good Fine |
| F | Fine overall wear surface marks and perhaps edge knocks |