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Description: | An incomplete and corroded post-Medieval gold plated copper-alloy military button (1803-c. 1808).A button of the Newport Loyal Volunteers of the Isle of Wight.The attachment loop is missing.The button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear, except that the rim at the rear is flat. At the front it has a crown over initial letters in copperplate style: N L V (Newport Loyal Volunteers). At the rear there is the stub of an attachment loop.This button is greenish brown with light green corrosion products at the rear. Flecks of gilding can be seen at the front and rear.Diameter: 13.5mm; thickness: 2.0mm. Weight: 1.17g.Reference: http://asahelena.wix.com/militarybuttons#!copy-of-buttons-m-o/c1oxq. Accessed: 31/3/2015.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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