Button, Royal Marine Artillery uniform: pattern 1855

Button. Domed. Smooth edge. Within a wreath on a lined background is a raised circular belt with buckle with ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY on it. In the centre is a pre-1901 crown with a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the top of the ring, then appearing from under the right-hand stock, goes over the shank to the left, under the shank to the right and then under the right arm. At both ends of the stock is a grenade.

Object Details

ID: UNI7216
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Firmin & Sons Limited
Date made: 1855-1901; 1923-1953
People: Royal Marine Artillery
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 22 mm
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