© "GOLDEN AGE BUTTONS": OVERSEAS
Updated 1st September 2010, next update due 1st October 2010
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.
References: Gwen Squires "Uniform Buttons: a Guide for Collectors" (GS), Howard Ripley “Buttons
of the British Army 1855-1970" (HR) and "Docufiles" of the International Uniform Button Collectors
Club (DOC)
COLONIAL
Australian Commonwealth Forces (GV).Name & KC around GVcypher
(Backmarks: “Jennens & Co. London” with plumes trademark)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £1.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.75
Brass, two-piece convex, 13 mm. £1.50
Australian Military Forces (1912-1957). Name around map of Australia, KC (GS 36-11)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £4.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 21mm. £3.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 17 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 13 mm. £0.75
Australian Military Forces (1912-1957). Name around map of Australia, KC (GS 36-11)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £1.50
Canada Militia (QV). Leaf border around name & QVC (HL 316-1)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £4.50
Canada Militia (KC). Leaf border around name & KC (cf.HL 316-1)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Canada Militia (Officers). Name around beaver, wreathed (HL 316-2)
Brass, two-piece convex, 26 mm. £4.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 18 mm. £2.50
Canadian Army, General Service. "Canada", royal motto & maple leaf, KC (GS 43-21)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 18 mm. £0.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 14 mm. £0.25
Canadian Army, General Staff. "Canada" & swords, maple leaves & KC (cf.HL 316-39)
Gilt, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £2.50
Gilt, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £1.00
Canadian Army Service Corps (GV). “RCASC” below royal motto & GV cypher (DOC 175)
Brass, two-piece convex, 19 mm. £1.00
Canadian Intelligence Corps. “Action From Knowledge” & name in scrolls
Nickel, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £2.50
Canadian Women's Army Corps. "CWAC" & classical head (HL 316-41)
Brass, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.25
Ceylon Mounted Rifles. Name around Prince of Wales plumes (BL96 7-26)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 27 mm. £7.50
Kenya Defence Force (1928 on). Lion rampant regardant (BL78 15-13)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.75
Kenya Regiment (1937 on). “Kenya” below bull
Brass, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £4.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £3.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £1.50
Kimberley Regiment. Name around wreathed diamond
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £2.50
Kings African Rifles. Name around KC
Brass, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £3.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £2.50
King’s African Rifles (KC). Name in scroll below tied bugle & KC (BL78 15-10)
Horn, one-piece convex, 24 mm. £2.50
New South Wales Military Forces. Name around lion on cross, QVC (GS 36-8)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £7.50
New Zealand Forces. Name around four stars (GS 46-5)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £0.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £0.25
New Zealand Forces (Artillery). Name around cannon (GS 46-7)
Brass, two-piece convex, 26 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 23.5 mm. £1.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £0.75
Nigerian Military Forces (Sierra Leone Protectorate). Name, palm tree & "NAMF" (GS 44-21)
(Backmarks: “Buttons Limited, B’ham”)
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £1.00
Northern Rhodesia Regiment. . "Diversi Genere Fide Pares" and emu in landscape (DOC 21)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Can.). "VP" below crown (HL 317-37)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Royal 22me Regt. (Can.). Beaver with "22", KC and "Je Me Souviens" (HL 316-19)
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £2.50
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (GV). "RCASC" below "GVR" & royal motto (HL 316-38)
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £0.50
Royal Canadian Engineers (1918 on). Name & KC around EdVII cypher (HL 316-34)
Brass, two-piece convex, 17 mm. £0.75
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. "RCOC" below 3 cannon in shield, KC (HL 316-33)
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £1.00
Royal West African Frontier Force (pre-1960). "RWAFF" below palm tree (GS 3416)
Brass, two-piece convex, 21 mm. £4.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £1.50
Royal West African Frontier Force (pre-1960). "RWAFF" below palm tree (GS 3416)
Horn, one-piece convex, 21 mm. £1.00
Horn, one-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £0.25
South African Defence Force. "Ex Unitate Vires" below crest (GS 44-25)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.50
South African Republic (1899-1902). "ZAR" monogram, scalloped border (DOC 18)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £2.50
West India Regiment (1795-1927). "WIR" script in wreath, KC (HR3 410)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25.5 mm. £7.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 19.5 mm. £3.50
1st Canadian Guards. "A Mare Usque Ad Mare" around maple leaves (HL 317-19)
Brass, two-piece convex, 19 mm. £2.50
6th Regt. Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles. Shield with union flag & sun, KC (DOC 180)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £4.50 (British Columbia Regt, after 1968)
16th Battalion Canadian Scottish. Name, St. Andrew cross & “Deas Cu Cath” (HL 316-18)
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £2.50
19th Battalion Toronto Ontario. “19” & “Canada” on maple, in leaf border (DOC 190)
Brass, two-piece convex, 18mm. £2.50
48th Highlanders (Type 2) (1912-45). "Highlanders", "48" & eagle's head, rimmed (DOC 183)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £1.00
49th Battalion Edmonton Regiment. “Canada” below maple on windmill, KC (cf.DOC 190)
Brass, two-piece convex, 26 mm. £2.50
72nd Highlanders (1915 on). “Highlanders” below “72” & moose head (DOC 191)
Brass, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £4.50
FOREIGN
Belgian Army. Lion rampant (GS 36-13)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £0.75
Brass, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £0.50
Cavaliers de Manege (Fr.). Name around horse head
Brass, one-piece convex, 22.5 mm. £4.50
Control Commission Germany (post-WW2). "CCG" monogram
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £1.00
Dutch Army. Upright heraldic lion holding sword & sheaf of arrows (GS 44-5)
Browned metal, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £1.00
Browned metal, two-piece convex, 15.5 mm. £0.25
École Militaire (Belg.). Name & wreath around heraldic lion (DOC 31)
Brass, two-piece convex, 21.5 mm. £1.00
États-Majors et Recruitment (Fr.). Name around winged torch & lightning bolts (LF p.12)
Brass, one-piece convex, 23 mm. £4.50
Brass, one-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £1.50
French Artillery (1873 on). Grenade above crossed cannons, not stippled (cf.HL 312-14)
Brass half-ball, 20.5 mm. £3.50
Brass half-ball, 16 mm. £1.50
French Artillery Officer (1873 on). Grenade above crossed cannons, stippled (HL 312-14)
Gilt half-ball, 19.5 mm. £3.50
Gilt half-ball, 15 mm. £1.50
Gilt half-ball, 11 mm. £1.50
French Navy, Colonial Infantry. Fouled anchor within partial wreath (HL 312-8)
Gilt, two-piece convex, 23.5 mm. £2.50
French Navy, Colonial Infantry. Fouled anchor within partial wreath (HL 312-8)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.75
French Infantry (1873 on). Large grenade, not stippled (HL 312-11)
Brass, one-piece convex, 23.5 mm. £2.50
Brass, one-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £1.00
French Infantry (1873 on). Large grenade, not stippled (HL 312-11)
White metal, one-piece convex, 23 mm. £1.00
White metal, one-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £0.50
French Infantry Officer (1873 on). Large grenade, piecrust border, stippled (HL 312-12)
Gilt half-ball, 20.5 mm. £1.50
Gilt half-ball, 16 mm. £0.75
German Army, Officers (1918 on). Dotted design (HL 314-28)
(also used by Luftwaffe senior officers)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 17 mm. £0.25
German Army, Prussian Corps (1910-18). Crown on stippled background (HL 314-24)
Brass, one-piece convex, 20 mm. £3.50
German Army, Prussian Corps (1910-18). Crown on stippled background (HL 314-24)
White metal, one-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £2.50
Infirmiers Militaires (Fr.). Name around shield in wreath
Brass, one-piece convex, 22 mm. £4.50
Brass, one-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £1.50
Iraq Army. Torch & triangle in scrolled design (GS 44-9)
Brass, two-piece convex, 22.5 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.25
Octroi (Fr.) (1870 on). Name in wreathed border (LF p.310)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 20.5 mm. £3.50
Polish Army. One-headed displayed eagle, inner border (TBC)
Plastic, one-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00
Plastic, one-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £0.50
Prussian Army, Essen Troops (1910-18). Prussian crown (HL 314-1)
White metal, one-piece convex, 19.5 mm. £3.50
Swedish Army. Three crowns (GS 54-23)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £2.50
Swedish Infantry, Uppland Regiment. Orb on lined background (HL 315-7)
Brass, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 13 mm. £0.75
Saudi Arabian Army. Palm tree above crossed swords (cf.GS 53-19)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £2.50
United States Engineers. Bird holding "Essayons" above fort & sun (GS 44-30)
Brass, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £2.50
United States Army, General Service (1918 on). Glob, displayed eagle, lined field (GS 44-28)
Brass, two-piece convex, 28.5 mm. £2.50