Austria, Imperial. An Officer's Kepi, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac beating back the German attack

beating back the German attack

5 mm (w) x 57 mm (f)

In contemporary use in the U

with enameled center

Spencer was appointed a Rear-Admiral (E) RCN with seniority

Austria, Imperial. An Officer's Kepi, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac beating back the German attackThis kepi incorporates the traditional flat top design and slopes forward slightly, the upper itself in black cotton. The insignia on the front is composed of a centre in beige embroidery with brown threading in the middle, where the regimental marker once resided but has been lost to time, framed by a row in rolled gold coloured bullion wire, surrounded by four rows of twisted knotted gold coloured bullion wire, secured in place via black threading