Vatican, City State. Three Miniature Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The 198th Infantry Battalion was

The 198th Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto

white metal or aluminum

1915 and was transferred to the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps at Harfleur on transfer from the 16th Battalion on October 14

along with many

The crossguard

Vatican, City State. Three Miniature Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The 198th Infantry Battalion wasIncludes: 1. Order of St. Sylvester and of the Golden Spur: three piece construction, in silver gilt with blue and white enamels, unmarked, measuring 14 mm (w) x 16. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arms at 6 and 12 o'clock on both sides, original ribbon. 2. Order of Pius: three piece construction, in silver gilt with blue and white enamels, unmarked, measuring 15. 2 mm (w) x 17.