Canada, Cef. A 250Th Infantry Battalion "White Eagles" Officer's Cap Badge, By Dingwall, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse maker marked “ARKANZAS”

the obverse maker marked “ARKANZAS”

medal in gilded bronze

Instituted 27 February 1864 by Wilhelm I of Prussia

at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power)

Canada, Cef. A 250Th Infantry Battalion "White Eagles" Officer's Cap Badge, By Dingwall, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse maker marked “ARKANZAS”Three piece construction, independent crown and insignia bearing "250" designation in silver, mounted to a pickled copper maple leaf base, maker marked "DINGWALL WINNIPEG" on the reverse, measuring 37 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, one of which is bent back slightly, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion was under