there are several minor hairline cracks visible on the twisted wire bound grip
"1 2" stamped on reverse of the medal
small enamel chipping due to wear
Later manufactured examples (and more common) have triple braid raised above the enamel
Only 3 months later
Wwi Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10Th Regiment Collar Badge Auction there are several minor hairlineWWI Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment Collar Badge Brass, unmarked, 14. 5 mm x 30. 5 mm, intact lugs, light contact, bruised, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. B. Kingsmill, with a strength of 12 officers and 369 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was