Posted 9 years ago
CarolynB
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Antique button, possibly silver, origin unknown.
Has the number 1748 stamped/engraved on it as
Well as a number one in an oval at the bottom.
Also shows what is possibly a coat of arms.
The back is blank.
Hello CarolynB:
May we please see the reverse? It looks a lot like 1 Kreutzer coins from HRE/German states at the time.
Welcome to AK,
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Lol! AK, I meant CW.
Again welcome,
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There is nothing on the back which lead me to believe it wasn't a coin. I can still send you a picture if you are interested.
Please, thank you.
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@TubeAmp - I added a couple more pictures.
Thank you.
So, as I said, the design was originally a coin, http://www.ma-shops.com/zufahl/item_print.php5?id=2657&lang=en&curr=USDEUR&save=1
This was molded from a coin and cast as a button. Looking at the shine, I would suspect that it isn't too terribly old.
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Thanks for your feedback. My aunt is 80 years old and she says she's had the button for a very long time. She did immigrate from Holland with the rest of her family in 1946, so for her to have a coin/button of German origin is not a stretch.
My pleasure. Thanks for sharing.
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Do you know what these buttons would be used on?
Buttons that copied coins were popular and considered patriotic with individuals in the military for their coats.
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This is an article on the Montfort coins.
That oval coat of arms with the 'helmet' led me astray for hours !!
Then I found this:
http://www.foerderkreis-heimatkunde.de/geschichte/wappen-in-tettnang/wappen-der-montfort.php
It is actually a flag with three loops at the top and three branches - one of the oldest coat of arms in Europe used by the Grafen of Montfort.
OOPS!
I left off the link to the coins of Montfort:
http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/Archive/8?&id=236&type=a
Oh! Thus is amazing information! Thank you so much!