Prince of Wales’s Own Donegal Militia shako badge, 1869-1878
Silver plate, die struck with the central ground solid, 2-piece. A laurel wreath almost meeting at the top with a crown sitting on the wreath above the gap. In the centre a circle inscribed * DONEGAL * MILITIA, in the centre of the circle the Prince of Wales’s feathers, scrolls and crown. Lugs east and west and one under the crown, the central devise is fitted with wire loops.
Collection of badges associated with the Irish Militia. From the collection of Maj H G Parkyn.