A Victorian Royal Canadian Artillery Helmet Plate consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 16 August 1915

Instituted 16 August 1915

maker marked "Auturo Pozzi ROMA" on the inside lid

Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark grey wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Footnote: Karl Freiherr von Pflanzer-Baltin (born June 1

A Victorian Royal Canadian Artillery Helmet Plate consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 16 August 1915Canada; Two piece construction, die stamped bronze gilt, unmarked, 77. 5 mm x 101. 5 mm, die holes in the base of the crown and in the wheel of the cannon, the three attachments on the reverse having been severed, near extremely fine.