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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-73ADEB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy buttons. Two flat discoid uniform buttons, possibly die-stamped, and each with a cast and drilled loop on the back. Both bear a crowned monogram GR on their gilded fronts, and are almost certainly from the same scrap of a military uniform. The style of monogram would be consistent with the reign of George III (1760-1820), and a military presence might be either Regular, Yeomanry or Volunteer forces. Given their apparently identical forms, the measurements below are presented for the complete example only, though a combined weight is also offered. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1790-1820.
Diameter: 16.1mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 0.9mm, Weight: 1.98gms; Combined Weight: 3.96gms
Class:
Uniform
Inscription:
GR
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1790
Date to: Circa AD 1820
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.98 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41283
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wyham cum Cadeby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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