Button, Royal Marine Artillery uniform: pattern 1880?

Button. Domed. Smooth edge. Within a wreath on a lined background is a raised circular belt with buckle with ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY on it. In the centre is a pre-1901 crown with a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring at the top, then appears 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: UNI7215
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Charles Jennens & Co
Date made: 1901-1923?; Unknown
People: Royal Marine Artillery
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 23 mm