Button ID?

[OutBack Duo]

I know this button isn't very old, I found it at a school house that was used up until the late 1950's. It is my first button I have found so would like to know more about it if possible. There is nothing printed on the back and the few characters that I can see around the outside edge are either foreign or just for decoration because I can't make them out. I apologize for the bad pictures, it is so hard to take close ups of 3 dimensional things.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[PBK]

It's a golf-related sporting or blazer button. Shown below is a similar button with a bit more detail on the border. The plant/flower is a thistle, a symbol of Scotland, where golf originated. The marks on the border may just be gibberish added to give the button an antique look; a lot of blazer buttons have borders with Latin or, very often, pseudo-Latin mottoes.

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[OutBack Duo]

Thanks PBK, looks like you hit the mark again. Any idea on the age of this?

 

[PBK]

Any idea on the age of this?

I'm not sure, but I believe it may date back at least to the 1950's. At any rate, I know that some were being dug by the late 60's.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I found one just like it at the bottom of a sledding hill and thought I hit paydirt! Until I was told by a more experienced hunter....(not mentioning names ..... Seeker) how old it really was.......Wah

 

[OutBack Duo]

They must have made a billion of these. LOL