a certificate backdating the appointment to Officer (145x179mm
which was voluntarily and open to girls between ages 17 and 21
followed by an uncertain posting for guard duty
light soiling and discolouration evident on the white embroidery on the wing
the obverse medallion presents a crowned F on a white enamelled field
France, I Empire. Two Artillery Of The Grande Armée Shako Plates Hold a certificate backdating the appointmentOf late 19th Century manufacture, Illustrating an eagle standing upon a cannonball, the latter flanked by lightning bolts, laurel leaves and oak leaves. First plate in brass, number "19" die cut in the cannonball, measuring 134 mm (w) x 132 mm (h), intact screwpost; and second plate in brass, measuring 135 mm (w) x 134 mm (h), intact screwpost. Intricate detail, very light contact, together, near extremely fine.