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Description: | A complete copper alloy button of late post-medieval date, circa AD 1800 - 1828. The button is flat and circular with a recessed shield shaped panel on one surface. The panel contains three vertically stacked cannons in relief with three bezants separated by stacks of cannon balls in a band above. To the reverse an attachment loop, which is soldered in to place, is present. The metal has a dark-brown patina and is worn. The button is 16.5mm in diameter, 1.3mm thick (6.1mm thick with loop) and weighs 1.3g.Similar examples have been recorded as NARC-68C984, SUSS-6D3A93 and FAKL-FB4AF5, the latter of which states that the crest is that of the Board of Ordnance and is likely to have been used by units of militia artillery around the country.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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