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Vintage Levis Button Numbers aka Levis Factory Codes
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Have you ever noticed a number written on the reverse of the top button on your vintage Levis jeans and wondered what it means? Well we have, so a long time ago we did some research and the answer is, this number refers to the factory where the jeans were made. In Levis jeans that do have this numbered button you should also find the same number printed or stitched on the inside care label – and if the numbers don’t match, you may have a fake…buyer beware!
Here is a list of the factory codes:
| Made in… | Levis Button Numbers aka Factory Codes (stamped) |
| Australia | 341 |
| Bangladesh | 3250, 3440, 3937, 4582 |
| Brazil | 662 |
| Cambodia | 689, 868M, 3411, 3423, 3460 |
| Canada | 121, 212, 216, 217, |
| Columbia | 689, 689M, 748 |
| China | 3269, 3496 |
| Croatia | c01, 177 |
| Dominican Republic | 110, 333, 333M, 4323 |
| Ecuador | 134 |
| Egypt | 435, 889, 3757, 4649, 4985 |
| England | 211, 299, 311 |
| France | 275 |
| Greece | G01, G30, G50 (kindly added by thourios) |
| Guatemala | 342, 977 |
| Haiti | 267, 267M, 4355, 4384, |
| Hong Kong | H90 |
| Hungary | 252 |
| Indonesia | 3245 |
| Italy | I01 (I197? Sta-Prest 525s), I16 |
| Japan | J02, J22, J39, J38, 3012, 3015, 3029 |
| Korea | K, K37, K91 |
| Lesotho | 450, 499, 3405 |
| Malta | M41, M43 |
| Marocco | M74/528 |
| Mexico | 104, 104M, 125, 159M, 178M, 230, 493, 647, 989, 4001, 4032, 4090, 4093, 4996 |
| Nicaragua | 4460 |
| Pakistan | 092, P44, 0114, 4309, 4311, 8520 |
| Phillippines | P85, 359, 666 (Baclaran), 999 (Quiapo), 1300, 3071, 3073, 3074, |
| Poland | 273, 8274 |
| Puerto Rico | 918 |
| Spain | 292, 295 |
| Sri Lanka | 117, 906, 3449, 4403 |
| Thailand | T15, 5166 |
| Tunisia | T27, T31, T34, 063 |
| Turkey | T01, 034, 093, 247, 3813, 4006, 4016, 4649, 4896, 4983, 5044 |
| UK | 211, 299, 311 [Great Britain], U10 |
| USA | D, L, R, S, 1, 2, 4, 5, B05, 6, 8, 8G, 9, 10, 14 16, 17, 18, 19M, 20, 23, 52, 94, 231, 233M, 242, 298, 311, 331, 337, 379, 501, 511, 512, 513, 515, 517, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 524M, 525, 526, 527, 529, 532, 541, 544, 546, 546M, 549, 552, 553, 554, 555, 558, 563, 571, 575, 581, 581M, 585, 643, 643M, 650, 653, 698, 743M, 777, 822, 882, 985, 4170, 4420, 5115, |
| Vietnam | V, V14, V23 |
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Made in Great Britain Care Label ![]()
524 Made in the USA Button Numbers
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299 Made in the UK Button Numbers ![]()
Made in the UK Care Label
Have you got any other Levis button numbers or factory codes to those in this list? We’d love to hear from you, comment below!
Button numbers in Greece G50. G30, G01. Plant is closed
Thanks for these Thourios!