Button, Royal Marines uniform: pattern 1818

Button. Domed. Smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going up either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring and goes diagonally below the left-hand stock to the appear under the right-hand stock, then goes under the shank to the left , then over the shank to the right and finishes under the right arm and curve under the crown.

Object Details

ID: UNI7185
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: before 1912; Unknown
People: Royal Marines
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 20 mm