Button, Royal Marine Artillery uniform: pattern 1901-1923

Button. Domed. Smooth edge. Within a wreath on a smooth background is a raised circular belt with buckle with ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY on it. In the centre is a post-1901 crown with a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring at the top, then appears from under the right-hand stock, goes over the shank to the left, under the shank to the right and then under the right arm. At both ends of the stock is a grenade.

Object Details

ID: UNI7141
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Buttons Limited
Date made: Before 1923; before 1940
People: Royal Marine Artillery
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 23 mm