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    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.

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    1. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 9 years ago
      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,

      T A

    2. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 9 years ago
      Lol! AK, I meant CW.

      Again welcome,

      T A
    3. CarolynB, 9 years ago
      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.
    4. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 9 years ago
      Please, thank you.

      T A
    5. CarolynB, 9 years ago
      @TubeAmp - I added a couple more pictures.
    6. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 9 years ago
      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.

      T A
    7. CarolynB, 9 years ago
      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.
    8. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 9 years ago
      My pleasure. Thanks for sharing.

      T A
    9. CarolynB, 9 years ago
      Do you know what these buttons would be used on?
    10. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 9 years ago
      Buttons that copied coins were popular and considered patriotic with individuals in the military for their coats.

      T A
    11. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      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.
    12. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      OOPS!

      I left off the link to the coins of Montfort:

      http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/Archive/8?&id=236&type=a
    13. CarolynB, 9 years ago
      Oh! Thus is amazing information! Thank you so much!

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