Basic info

Collection

Numismatics

Object name

Home Service helmet plate 1881 pattern

Volunteer Battalion helmet plate

Object category

Uniform

Object subcategory

Insignia

Description

Stamped white metal badge held by three copper ring lugs. Eight pointed star with radiants, on which are crossed laurel branches. At the centre is a detachable badge in the form of a disc withthe words 'WEST RIDING' around the top. At the centre is the badge of the duke of Wellington of a lion with a pennant emerging from a ducal crown. The whole badge is surmounted by a Queen's crown.

Production date start

1881

Production date end

1901

Period

Victorian