© "GOLDEN AGE BUTTONS": CRESTED BUTTONS
The lists are now updated on a day-to-day basis - not just at the end of each month.
There is a general information section at the bottom of the menu page for uniform buttons, and a
“How to Order” section on the Home Page of the website.
Sources: Gwen Squires "Uniform Buttons: a Guide for Collectors" (GS)
See overseas crests in “Foreign”
TOWNS & CITIES
Aberdeen. "Bon Accord" above crest, leopard supporters and shield with three towers
Chrome, one-piece convex, 20.5mm. £1.50
Bath Corporation. Name around shield with upright sword on waves & castle wall
Brass, one-piece convex, 16mm. £1.50
Canterbury. Coronet above shield with lion and three birds and “Ave Mater Anglia”
(Backmarks: “Firmin, London”)
Brass, one-piece flat, 25 mm. £4.50
Cheltenham. ”Borough of Cheltenham” above crested shield & “Salubritas et Pruditio”
Brass, one-piece convex, 25mm. £2.50
Colchester. "Colchester Corporation" around oval with cross & 3 crowns
Brass, one-piece low convex, 16mm. £1.50
Edinburgh. Crest with anchor, shield, supporters & "Nisi Dominus Frustra" (cf.GS 97-26)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25mm. £4.50
Edinburgh. Crest with anchor, shield, supporters & "Nisi Dominus Frustra" (cf.GS 97-26)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 16mm. £0.75
Folkestone. “Borough of Folkestone” around sailing ship
Brass, two-piece convex, 16mm. £1.50
Kingston-upon-Hull. 3 vertical crowns in rounded shield (DB G51)
Brass, one-piece convex, 16mm. £1.50 (used by Police, Transport & Ambulance services)
Kingston-upon-Hull. 3 vertical crowns in rounded shield (DB G51)
Chrome, one-piece convex, 27.5mm. £2.50
Chrome, one-piece convex, 25mm. £1.50 (used by Police, Transport & Ambulance services)
Leicester. "Leicester Corporation" around crest & "Semper Eadem"
Brass, two-piece convex, 24mm. £2.50*
Middlesex. Shield with coronet above three scimitars
Horn, one-piece convex, 20.5mm. £0.75
Horn, one-piece convex, 14.5mm. £0.25
Norwich. Lion passant, below three-towered castle
Brass, one-piece convex, 23 mm. £7.50
Nottingham. "Vivit Post Funera Virtus" below shield with ragged cross & three coronets
Brass, one-piece convex, 22.5mm. £2.50
Nottingham. Shield with ragged cross & 3 coronets, no motto
Silver Plated, one-piece convex, 22mm. £2.50
Nuneaton. “Pret D’Accomplir” below crest
Chrome, one-piece convex, 24mm. £4.50
Renfrew. “Avito Viret Honore” above helmet & crested shield (GS 53-16)
Brass, two-piece convex, 22.5mm. £2.50
St. Helens. Quartered shield, lion & "Ex Terra Lucem" (cf.GS 99-2)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25mm. £2.50
Chrome, two-piece convex, 23mm. £1.50
Sheffield. "City of Sheffield" around crest with workmen supporters (cf,GS 99-4)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25mm. £1.00
Surrey County Council. Name around three shields and "1889"
Brass, two-piece convex, 24mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16mm. £1.50
Westminster. "City of Westminster" in buckle around portcullis, floral wreath (GS 53-27)
Brass, two-piece convex, 16.5mm. £1.50
Westminster. "City of Westminster" in buckle around portcullis (GS 53-27)
Horn, one-piece convex, 25mm. £2.50
Westminster. "City of Westminster" in buckle around portcullis (GS 53-27)
Horn, one-piece convex, 25mm. £2.50
Worthing (1917 on). “Ex Terra Copiam E Mari Salute” below shield and female figure (GB p.425)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £4.50