Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn) Car Badge

Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn). (Welsh) 4.25” tall (109mm) Manufactured by Renamel of London, centre part in resin and having the Crown and “R” on the front of the.. The black lion on white is from Madog, The red lion on gold is from the traditional arms of Gwenwynwyn, two respective Princes descended from Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, last Prince of Powys. they represent the principalities of Powys Fadog and Powys Wenwynwyn, which in the Middle Ages covered largely what was Montgomeryshire prior to 1974. The gold lion on blue is from the arms of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, a leader of the Norman invasion of Wales, from whom the Town and County took their name. c 1960’s early 1970's