Colours of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
1760 - 1801
  Colonel's Colour |
 Lieutenant Colonel's Colour |
 Major's Colour |
1st Company A white lion on a green mount, surmounted by an imperial crown. |
2nd Company The Prince of Wales' feathers in silver with gold quills, encircled by the coronet of Edward the Black Prince. |
3rd Company A white and black spotted panther, having flames of fire emmitted from the mouth and ears, on a green mount. |
4th Company Crossed swords, with points upwards, in silver. The hilt and pommel in gold. |
5th Company Saint George and the Dragon. |
6th Company A red rose with golden seeds and green thorns in a garter. |
7th Company A centaur provided with a bow and arrow on a green mount. |
8th Company Two crossed sceptres in gold. |
9th Company The knot of the collar of the Order of the Garter. |
10th Company A gold escarbuncle. |
11th Company A white boar, passant, bistted and tusked in gold on a green mount. |
12th Company A dun cow, on a green mount. |
13th Company A red and white rose impaled with a golden pomegrante bearing green leaves. |
14th Company A white horse, galloping on a green mount. |
15th Company The crown of Charlemange in gold. |
Company Badges 1 thru 9 were granted by King William III in 1696.
Badges 10, 11, 12, and 13 were granted by King George I in 1716.
Badges 14 and 15 were granted by King George II in 1729.
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