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It was in 1774 - about the time of Admiral Lord Nelson - that
the Royal Navy decided to change the design on the captains'
uniforms throughout the fleet. They discarded the tudor rose
emblem and replaced it with a symbolic anchor and cable. The
crown was added to the uniform button in 1812, to distinguish
Royal Navy personnel from those of the merchant navy, who
by then had also adopted the anchor and cable design.
The crown
and anchor style of the button has been favoured by seafarers
for over 200 years. The Britannia button has been hand struck
to commemorate almost 44 years of service by the Royal Yacht,
which was launched by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Britannia
had travelled more than one million miles by the time it was
decommissioned at the end of 1997. This button is hand burnished
and offered in silver and gilt finishes.
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