Italy, Kingdom. A Tuscan Civic Guard Shako Helmet Plate Archive enamel chipping on the tip

enamel chipping on the tip of upper obverse arm

Issued 1903-1918

reads as follows: "1914-1939 1918-1945 IN THE HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NAVY ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY OF CANADA WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HERE

1922 marked the completion of the wartime shipbuilding program of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and the Shipping Board

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Italy, Kingdom. A Tuscan Civic Guard Shako Helmet Plate Archive enamel chipping on the tipAn ornate Tuscan Civic Guard shako helmet plate, constructed of gilded bronze, displaying a Royal Crown at the top and inscribed Leopoldo II near the base, the reverse five partially intact prongs for attachment to a helmet, measuring 122 mm (w) x 148 mm (l), in fine condition.