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BUTTON

Unique ID: SUR-2811FE

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete composite three piece Victorian copper alloy military button of the Royal Engineers, c. 1881. The face has a crowned VR mongram within a wreath. The reverse has the maker's stamp of SMITH & WRIGHT / S&W / PATENT / BIRMINGHAM.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1881
Date to: Circa AD 1881

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 5.33 g
Diameter: 24.6 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Chawton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7037
Four figure Latitude: 51.12801137
Four figure longitude: -1.00105917
1:25K map: SU7037
1:10K map: SU73NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 3 months ago
Updated: 3 months ago

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