Canada, Dominion. An Early 13Th Regiment Militia Helmet Plate, C.1855 Archive with a light green card-stock

with a light green card-stock cover embossed with the RAD symbol and unit identifiers

Constructed of silvered bronze and black and white enamels in the form of a gliding seagull

the obverse illustrates a Gothic letter “W” surmounted by the Imperial crown

measuring 65 mm (w) x 83 mm (h) x 25

the reverse center in Gold presents a blue enamel field with an sword piercing through a wreath and the inscription PRO PATRIA (For the Fatherland) above

Canada, Dominion. An Early 13Th Regiment Militia Helmet Plate, C.1855 Archive with a light green card-stockIn 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,