Shako plate, Royal East India Volunteer Infantry, worn by Lt Thomas Hennah, 1830 (c).
Superimposed upon an eight-pointed, gilt metal, rayed star, a twelve pointed, silver rayed star , upon the centre of which is a blue enamelled circlet, edged with gilt metal, bearing the gilt metal motto: AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ENGLIAE (motto of the Honourable East India Company). within the circlet a red enamelled cross, in the first quarter, an escutcheon in gilt metal bearing the Arms of England, the shield ornamented and imperically crowned, (the Arms of the Honourable East India Company). Above all. a gilt monarchial crown.