A rare Mint  Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) car badge made by J R Gaunt, complete with original box.  In 1920, both the Army Pay Department and the Army Pay Corps were granted the prefix of 'Royal' by the King in recognition of their services during the First World War. In that same year, the two separate organizations were merged into the Royal Army Pay Corps (R.A.P.C.). ll the officers of the R.A.P.C. qualified as paymasters. The head of the corps, who held the rank of Major General, was titled the 'Chief Paymaster at the War Office and Inspector of Army Pay Offices'.