Canada, Dominion. An Early 13Th Regiment Militia Helmet Plate, C.1855 GTRexclude Silver Merit Cross - in

Silver Merit Cross - in silver and enamels

78 mm (w) x 74

embroidered strip in braided scarlet red cotton forming a coil on the left side

Originally awarded in eight classes (from 8th to 1st

with a missing catch

Canada, Dominion. An Early 13Th Regiment Militia Helmet Plate, C.1855 GTRexclude Silver Merit Cross - inIn die stamped brass, seven pointed star shaped base, centerpiece with the individual brass numerals "1" and "3" placed upon a black leather backer, surrounded by the inscription "SEMPER PARATUS", the centrepiece with a trapezoid shaped brass plate securing the raw side of the octagonal shaped leather backer and framed by an open ended wreath of maple leaves, surmounted by the Victorian crown, measuring 102. 2 mm (w) x 128 mm (h), both lugs intact,