Canada, Cef. A 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Officer's Glengarry Badge Centrepiece Hold President of the International Exhibition

President of the International Exhibition of 1906 was the financier and Milanese banker Cesare Mangili (1850-1917)

Award document for Iron Cross 2nd Class (22

with a central red stripe flanked by wide royal blue stripes on either side

light contact and spotting overall

a prominent jeweler in Paris who was awarded the commission for this badge

Canada, Cef. A 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Officer's Glengarry Badge Centrepiece Hold President of the International ExhibitionIn silver, voided, unmarked, the badge having been removed from its original copper badge base, measuring 28. 5 mm (w) x 41. 7 mm (h), both lugs having been field added, the "5" of "85" having separated from the frame and shifted to the left, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Halifax under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 12, 1916 with