I need some help IDing what I think is a button

[MarkinIa]

I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

I have been MD'ing farm fields that use to have one room school houses in them, the past two week. I have been finding things that I have no clue what they are and so far you guy's have been a big help.

I found a new one today. It's about the size of a half dollar and on the back their is three spots that looks like it was spot welded to something. One one shield it has the name " Lorraine " and on the other it has the name " Alsace "

Thanks for any info that you might have

 

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[MarkinIa]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

Rando, thanks for the lil history lesson.

When I was in school " many, many years ago " I didn't care much for history class, but since I have gotten in to MD'ing I have learned a lot about history and I wish I had paid a lil more attn. to it when I was in school.

 

[DCMatt]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

So that would date this medallion between 1871 and 1919...

Interesting bit of history.

DCMatt

 

[ivan salis]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

clearly its some sort of anti german "protest" medal showing german kaiser welhiem I (germany) as a whip toting brute enslaving the poor fair maidens ( the territories of alsace / lorraine) since the area was taken over in 1871 with the forming of germany as a nation --following the franco prussian war* and was later rejoined as part of france following WW1 --1919 -- the medal must be from that era . 1871 /1919

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

Can I see a photo of the back?

 

[MarkinIa]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

Sorry guy's, I haven't been around the computer much today. Here is a picture of the back and it looks like to me that it was spot welded to something.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

Sorry guy's, I haven't been around the computer much today. Here is a picture of the back and it looks like to me that it was spot welded to something.

Not a button then,,,,

 

[ivan salis]

Re: I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

maybe some type of horse boss device --on horse leather