Canada. A Rare Second War Garrison Battalion Officer’s Cap Badge, 1942 Newly Listed light contact and scattered scuffing

light contact and scattered scuffing on the exterior

marked "Kanselarij der Nederlandse Orden 's-Gravenhage" (Chancellery of the Netherlands Orders The Hague) and exhibiting the impressions of the once present badge and breast star

orange and green enamels

7-inch main armanent being replaced with 4-inch guns in the "A" and "B' turret positions

semi-hollow

Canada. A Rare Second War Garrison Battalion Officer’s Cap Badge, 1942 Newly Listed light contact and scattered scuffingThe badge presents a crowned bronze oval inscribed GARRISON BATTALION with the obverse center presenting a white metal overlay of three towers, the base presents a banner with the inscription STAND FAST, the reverse presents two lugs at 3 and 9 oclock, very minor wear, lovely patina, in near mint condition. Footnote: The Garrison Battalions were composed of individuals deemed unfit to serve overseas. The units were created on June 16, 1942.