Button, Royal Marines uniform: pattern 1953

Domed bronzed metal button. Smooth edge. Around the bottom edge going up either side is a wreath of leaves. Within the wreath on a raised circular border with a stippled background is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor with the rope appearing over the left-hand stock, then goes under the shank to the right , then over the shank to the left and ends under the left arm.

Object Details

ID: UNI7207
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: J. R. Gaunt & Son Limited
Date made: After 1953
People: Royal Marines
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 22 mm