{"product_id":"ww2-south-african-general-service-button-large-27mm-size","title":"WW2 South African General Service button, large 27mm size.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarge gilded brass 27mm button. The Imperial War Museum holds an identical example (catalogue INS 28171, described as “button, South Africa, General Service”). Their listing matches yours feature for feature: quartered Union of South Africa arms, torse with lion gardant holding a bundle of rods, springbok and gemsbok as supporters, and the scroll reading EX UNITATE VIRES (“From Unity, Strength”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe King’s Crown above the arms places it pre-1952\/53, before the switch to the Queen’s Crown pattern under Elizabeth II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe bilingual rim lettering, SOUTH AFRICA and ZUID AFRIKA, is standard for Union-era buttons, reflecting the country’s two official languages at the time (Dutch\/Afrikaans and English).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53691462713672,"sku":"10064","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-1696_ba1f89f3-0dd1-42ec-8164-aae674d9f415.heic?v=1786219258","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2-south-african-general-service-button-large-27mm-size","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}