Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With Queen's Crown, C.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of a white cotton/rayon

constructed of a white cotton/rayon blend

bearing an interwoven green threaded band bisected by silver aluminum wire piping

2518 missing

photos are dated to as early as March

loss of red enamel behind the “I” of the cypher on the obverse medallion

Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With Queen's Crown, C.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of a white cotton/rayonIn die stamped patinated bronze, unmarked, measuring 63. 5 mm (w) x 114 mm (h), all three lugs intact, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Victoria Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that originated in Montreal, Quebec, on January 22, 1862, as The 3rd Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada. The regiment went through several changes of designation throughout its history. It was re designated as the 3rd