Officer's shako plate, 1847 (c).
Associated with 34th (or Chicacole) Light Infantry, Madras.
For bell-topped shako.
Gilt brass eight-pointed, rayed, faceted star.
Upon the centre of this star is a gilt metal laurel wreath within which is a blue enamelled garter edged with gilt metal and bearing the gilt metal title, 'Chicacole Light Infantry'.
Within the garter a gilt metal bugle-horn between the strings of which is the frosted gilt metal numeral, '34', upon a domed, green enamelled ground.
Above the silver star, displacing the uppermost point of the gilt star, is a gilt metal monarchial crown.