~ Malta Dockyard Bronze Gate Badge ~

A bronze badge from the gate of Fort St Angelo also known as HMS St Angelo in Malta.

The badge is of bronze in the form of a wreath with crown atop. To the centre of the wreath is a coat of arms over the Maltese cross which is flanked on either side by Tudor roses.

It has been painted in bright colours.

The badge is attached to a wood mount.

The reverse has ‘St Angelo, Malta Dockyard’ Gate’ written in marker pen upon it and has a fixing for to hang the piece.

~ Dimensions ~

The piece measures 20.5cm (8 inches) by 25.5cm (10 inches).

It weighs 2.4Kg.

~ Condition ~

The paint is cracked and is a little worn in parts and the screws that hold it to the wood mount have rusted but overall it in a good condition with no damage.

~ St Angelo ~

Fort Saint Angelo is a large bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a  

castle called the Castrum Maris or the Castello al Mare. It was rebuilt by the Order of Saint John as a bastioned fort called Fort Saint Angelo between the 

1530s and the 1690s, and it is best known for its role as the Order's headquarters during the Great Siege of Malta of 1565.

The fort was garrisoned by the British from 1800 to 1979, at times being classified as a stone frigate knownas HMS Egmont or later HMS St Angelo. 

The fort suffered considerable damage during World War II, but it was later restored. In 1998, the upper part of the fort was handed back to the 

Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Fort St. Angelo has been on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998, as part of the Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta.

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