Button, Post Office Packet uniform: pre1816; Falmouth Steam Packet?

Button. Flat. Smooth edge. On a smooth background is an oval with a lined background and a rope twist border. Within the oval is a pre-1901 crown which sits upon a circular border which has HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE written on it. Within the circle is the royal crest with a shield on it. Below the circle is PACKET.

Object Details

ID: UNI6786
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: Falmouth Packet Service; Bull, John Owens-Thurston, P. E.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 24 mm