Cap Badge - Royal Malta Artillery This badge was sold by Jim Purdy for $55.00 on e-Bay in the Spring/Summer of 2017. This badge was deemed irrelevant to the museum. The money was used to purchase relevant badges for the collection. On 23 Mar 1889 The Royal Malta Fencible Artillery became the Royal Malta Artillery (1889-1976). Though a local corps, it was subject to the same rules and regulations as the regular army. The average strength of the Royal Malta Artillery was 365 men.