Special Constable Button, Coatbridge, around 1914 – 1945

Uniform button from Coatbridge Burgh Police bearing the burgh coat of arms. The arms reflect Coatbridge’s status as the “Iron Burgh” and feature an open blast furnace, coal field, beam steam engine, pit head frame, anvil and cogged wheel. The monk represents the ancient barony and parish of Monkland.

Museum reference:
MLC-1996-1409
Associated with:
1914 - 1945 · Coatbridge Burgh Police · Coatbridge, Scotland


Dimensions:
depth: 6mm
diameter: 20mm
Materials:
Metal

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