United Kingdom. A Victorian Royal Artillery Officer's Dress Belt Buckle, c.1890
Buckle composed of two oval frames with belt loops, the obverse of both ovals illustrating a lion standing upon the Victorian crown and affixed in placed via two copper pins, a large ring positioned at the centrepoint on one side of each oval that faces the opposite oval, the rings housing an S-shaped link illustrating snake heads at either end and inscribed in Latin "UBIQUE" ("Everywhere", the motto of the Royal Artillery) between the heads, the right side buckle with the snake's head permanently positioned within the ring, the left side loop of the "S" slightly wider to allow the wearer to connect it to the left side buckle with ease, measuring 123 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), extremely fine.