Help ID a CW Button

[agentbud]

I dug up this button yesterday and need help identifying it. It was hard to get a good picture because of the discoloration so the included image is best I could get. I will try to describe it as best I can.
It is a two piece eagle button. It is 3/4" diameter and the shank on the back is square shaped so I "assume" this is a cuff button. The outstretched claw on the left side appears to hold either a branch of some sort or maybe a feather. The claw on the right side holds either a collection of arrows or a stick with points off it. The shield in the middle is the square shaped. The eagle's head is what some people refer to as the one that looks like a chicken with the triangular shaped neck and he holds what looks like a string in his beak. That string, on both left and right, turns into a banner that reads "E Pluribus" on the left and "Unum" on the right. I have see a similar design on some other buttons but on those there is a circle of stars above the eagle. There is nothing above the eagle on this one. The back is too corroded to see if there is a back mark or not. Any help is greatly appreciated. Mike

 

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[Tedyoh]

Let me say first off I know very little about buttons but I think you may have a WWI general service button...you should get a definitive answer soon from someone more knowledgeable than me on buttons



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[nhbenz]

I believe it is actually a fashion button based on the Great Seal of the U.S. (as on the buttons shown by Tedyoh). When enlarged I think I do see some stars above the eagle, they're just not inside the cloud or glory (halo) that the Great Seal has them in. Here's a link to similar fashion buttons from the Waterbury Button Co: Eagles - Waterbury Button
And a picture of what looks most like it (to me) from that link:

 

[fyrffytr1]

Please post a picture of the back. I tend to agree with nhbenz's ID. What is or isn't on the back will help correctly ID your find.

 

[agentbud]

sorry, the back is so corroded nothing can be seen at all

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

You said the shank on your button's back is square-shaped. That confirms it is a "Fashion button" imitation of an actual US Army "Great Seal" button (1902-to-present). See the photos below.