Hi Mike
Many thanks for your ongoing info. Sorry that I appear to have "misfiled" this post...
I can now see from the top task bar that it is under Canadian topics!
The h/m marks on the gold badges are to the reverse of the badge itself but they would have been unable to h/m this silver badge after enameling without completely destroying the enamel!
You, like me, have some practical handworking skills so can appreciate that the gold badges MUST have been placed in the die for hallmarking then enameled.
The addition of marks to an unsupported, enameled piece of metal would be somewhat disasterous!
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