Canada, Cef. A Rare Sergeant Great Coat, Combat Altered Archive set within an oak leaf

set within an oak leaf wreath of identical construction

measuring 45 mm (w) x 140 mm (h))

Only ten ‘grand commanders’ were created

In World War I

along with magnetic nickel-plated metal hardware

Canada, Cef. A Rare Sergeant Great Coat, Combat Altered Archive set within an oak leafA khaki green wool coat, unlined, with a rounded stand and fall lay down collar, the collar has a single metal hook and loop (for additional closure), the centre right bears five brass circular shank buttons consisting of a central maple leaf encompassed by a border inscribed with HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (MAY HE BE SHAMED WHO THINKS BADLY OF IT), topped with CANADA, the reverse of the buttons are unmarked (these are called general service buttons),