File:15th Kings Light Dragoon button (FindID 973679).jpg

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15th Kings Light Dragoon button
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Megan Gard, 2019-10-04 11:33:44
Title
15th Kings Light Dragoon button
Description
English: A post medieval copper-alloy silver plated button of the 15th King's Light Dragoons, dating to AD 1769-1807, therefore dating to the reign of George III. The button comprises a silvered copper alloy back plate with an integral rounded attachment loop and a separate silver disc applied to the front bearing the decoration and insignia. The decoration comprises a framing band of stamped chevrons around an incised eight pointed star with the initials and number K/L.D/15 in relief and arranged in three lines at the centre

Reference: A similar button can be seen on the database under BERK-314934.
Diameter: 16.86 mm
Thickness: 1.14 mm

Weight: 2.03 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date between 1769 and 1807
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1769-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1807-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 973679
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1075641
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1075641/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/973679
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Object location51° 00′ 27″ N, 2° 00′ 48.78″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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