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.IS.N. Co.' above. All on flat ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed '"GLENS” 18A LONDON ST EC3'.

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