Button worn on the uniform of the shipping company British India Steam Navigation Company. Gilt brass domed button with rope twist border.
Standing image of Britannia in front of a lion, facing left. Lion holds one paw on a globe. Raised 'B.I.S.N. Co.' above. All on flat ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'FIRMIN & SONS LD LONDON'.

Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 10, Plate 84).