Canada, Commonwealth. A Nuclear Protection Jacket Patch, Port Radium, c.1945 Hold Type I with One Crown

Type I with One Crown Over the Two-Headed Eagle (in silver

perforated with an array of ventilation holes along the forehead

The interior retains a brown leather liner which culminates in nine fingers

later renamed to Grenadier Regiment 266

Canada, Commonwealth. A Nuclear Protection Jacket Patch, Port Radium, c.1945 Hold Type I with One CrownAn interesting large jacket unit patch for the ELDORADO CURLING CLUB, PORT RADIUM N. W. T., which refers to the protection of Eldorado Mining and Refining Ltd. on Great Bear Lake, NWT during the mining of uranium for the allied nuclear program. Measuring 15 cm (d), very fine and rare.