Button, Royal Marines Light Infantry uniform: pattern 1901-1923

Button. Domed. Smooth edge. Within a wreath on a smooth background is a raised circular border with a smooth background with ROYAL MARINES LIGHT INFANTRY on it. In the centre is a post-1901 crown with a fouled anchor. The rope appears from under the right-hand stock, then under the shank to the left, over the shank to the right and then under the right arm.

Object Details

ID: UNI7146
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1923
People: Royal Marines Light Infantry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 17 mm