Germany, Imperial. A German East Asian Troops M1900 Pith Helmet Plate Republic of box very fine

box very fine

with a silvered frame

Issued 1944 and measuring 97 mm (w) x 128 mm (h)

with a size mark of “80”

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 29625 of Friday

Germany, Imperial. A German East Asian Troops M1900 Pith Helmet Plate Republic of box very fine(Helmwappen fr Mannschaften der Ostasiatische Besatzungsbrigade). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a crowned German imperial eagle, overlaid by a shield bearing an additional eagle circumscribed by a collar chain, the reverse retaining two threaded screw posts, unmarked, measuring 10 cm (w) x 11. 5 cm (h), a scarce insignia worn on the M1900 pith helmet issued to German expeditionary and occupation forces in China, in extremely