A Liverpool City Pipe Band Shoulder Belt Plate
A Liverpool City Pipe Band Shoulder Belt Plate - White metal, weighing 136 grams, unmarked, slightly curved plate, illustrating the City of Liverpools coat-of-arms, which were granted on March 22, 1797, a shield with a Cormorant holding a piece of seaweed in its beak in the centre, flanked by Neptune holding a trident at the left and Triton blowing a horn at the right, with reeds in the background and a ribbon banner inscribed "DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT" (God Hath Granted Us This Ease) below, surrounded by a rectangular-shaped wreath of flowers and leaves on the outer edge, loop on the left side for feeding through a belt, two clips on the right reverse for belt attachment, 83 mm x 110 mm inclusive of its loop, contact marks and surface wear, fine.

