NAM.1983-04-34-1

Officer's shako plate, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. 1829-1844. Die-struck, in gilt-copper, an eight-pointed rayed star, the uppermost point of which is displaced by a monarchial crown. Mounted at the centre a white metal faceted Maltese Cross edged with a double burnished border having a thin line of hatching between the borders. Mounted upon the cross in gilt-metal, a laurel wreath enclosing a garter with rope pattern borders bearing the pierced word, 'Regiment', within which are the Roman numerals, 'XV', upon a domed white metal ground. The reverse of the plate bears two double copper wire fittings at the top behind the crown and the remains of a third similar fitting at the base. It also bears two small copper loop fittings, one on either side of the centre.