Officer's helmet plate, 1878-1881.
Associated with Galway Militia.
Die-struck, a white metal eight-pointed bombe rayed star, the uppermost point of which is displaced by a monarchial crown.
Mounted upon the star, within a white metal laurel wreath, a frosted white metal garter with burnished gilt-metal rims and bearing the burnished gilt metal, 'Galway/ Militia'.
Within the garter, a gilt metal female harp facing dexter upon a white metal domed ground.
The reverse bears three white metal loop fittings, one behind the crown and one on either side of the centre.
There are traces of earlier fittings which have been replaced.