U.S. Navy Silver Sew-on Button in size 22 1/2 Line for Enlisted Women’s Dinner Dress White & Dinner Dress Blue Jacket.
The Navy button design consists of an eagle rising, with its wings down. The left foot is on the shank, the right foot on the stock of a plain Anchor, laid horizontally, and the Eagle’s head faces its right. The whole is surrounded by 13 five-pointed stars and a rope.
– Service Dress White & Blue Enlisted Female Dinner Jacket requires 6qty 22.5 ligne buttons.
– Sold individually
– Measures: 9/16-inch diameter wide
– Sew-on style button; no clip included.
– Made in the USA
– Condition: Good, pre-owned/gently used unless marked as New.
Button sizes are recognized worldwide with L or “ligne” which is a French term to measure length. 1 Ligne or “line” = 1/40 inch (.025):
– 40-line button = 1″ diameter (2.54cm dia)
– 35-line button = 7/8″ diameter (2.22cm dia)
– 28-line button = 11/16″ diameter (18mm dia)
– 22.5-line button = 0.56″ diameter (14.22mm dia)