Canada. A Victorian Royal Canadian Artillery Helmet Plate, C.1895 Auction United States Army FOR MERITORIOUS

United States Army FOR MERITORIOUS CONDUCT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUTSTANDING SERVICES September 1961 to January 1966 GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON THIS 31st DAY OF January 1966"

with the reverse inscribed “For Military Merit”

with the two ends held together by a white ribbon which is finished in a bow-tie

the throat plate held in place by a single screw and marked with a crowned Gothic "W" (Wilhelm I) and a crowned Gothic "D" (Deutschland)

SIZE 7 full

Canada. A Victorian Royal Canadian Artillery Helmet Plate, C.1895 Auction United States Army FOR MERITORIOUSIn die stamped brass, measuring 83 mm (w) x 99 mm (h), all three lugs are intact but the two at the bottom have been pinched, residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, scattered spotting, very light contact, near extremely fine.