3rd Royal Surrey Militia button, 1853-1881
Silver plate, 2-piece, rim. An 8-pointed star with the top ray replaced by a crown, in the centre a garter strap inscribed 3rd ROYAL SURREY, in the centre of the strap the VR cypher. Reverse marked with an outer circle, the inner circle a French scroll has the Prince of Wales’s feathers dividing it, in the centre of the circle the words JENNENS & CO LONDON (the O in CO is smaller and raised).
From the collection of Maj H.G. Parkyn