Button: Unknown

Button. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background in the centre is a shield. The shield has vertical lines and it has a wide banner going from the bottom left to the top right corner. There appears to be Arabic? writing on it. Below the shield is a crescent moon . Below the moon are two crossed branches of leaves going up both sides to nearly encircle the moon and shield.

Object Details

ID: UNI5975
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: J. R. Gaunt & Son Limited
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 24 mm