Button, Royal Marines Light Infantry uniform: pattern 1855

Button. Domed. Smooth edge. Within a wreath on a smooth background is a raised circular border with a stippled background with ROYAL MARINES LIGHT INFANTRY on it. In the centre is a pre-1901 crown with a fouled anchor. The rope is tied to the ring at the top, then goes 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: UNI7220
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Edward Armfield
Date made: 1855-1901
People: Royal Marines Light Infantry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 25 mm