✅ SOLVED Lil help with a button?

[Irn]

Hey folks,

Just signed up a few moments ago in a quest to identify a single button I discovered recently. I would really appreciate a bit of help here as my own research (googling) has failed to identify the little bugger.

The button is miltary style and features a lion on top of a crown with a banner at the bottom (See picture). The banner is blank which makes me wonder if its just a bit of tat or some modern remake of a military style button for a womans jacket or something of that sort. I'd love to find it has a bit of history though naturally! Any help or advice would be greatfully recieved.

Ps. Sorry for the upside down pics my phone wasn't playing nice.

 

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It's all I can do, not sure about the button. What's it made of?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

First... welcome to TreasureNet and the What-Is-It forum, the best place on the internet for getting accurate identification of unknown objects.

That being said... none of us ID-helpers here are Psychics. Some objects posted here remain unsolved.

About you button:
I'm glad you are already aware of what we button-collectors call "Fashion" buttons -- ornate buttons made for use on civilian clothing such as "fashionable" Ladies' coats and Men's blazers/sportsjackets. I should mention that some Fashion buttons are deliberate knockoffs (cheaply-made imitations) of actual Military buttons -- but there are almost always some clues which reveal them to be imitations of the real thing.

Your button's construction appears to be what is known as a solid-cast metal 1-piece button, with an integrally cast "pillar" shank (also called a "drilled shank"). That type of construction goes back many centuries.

However, as you suspected, the emblem on its front indicates it is a modern-era Fashion button, using Heraldic symbols to resemble an antique Military button. The "walking" lion is what the Heraldry folks call a Lion-Passant. The Royal Crown on your button shows only three arches/ribs, and its top lacks any of the varieties of Christian Cross customarily seen at that location. It does not match any of the actual Royal Crowns in my database. (But I'm sure that folder on my computer doesn't contain absolutely every variation.) Also, as you mentioned, the "motto-ribbon" on your button is totally blank, which would not be the case on an actual Military or Heraldic button.

All of the above being said, I'm not a person who thinks he already knows everything there is to know. Perhaps some of the other button-historians here can do a more accurate job of interpreting your button than I did.

Again, welcome to TreasureNet's What-Is-It forum.

Edit: GpSnoopy posted the button's identification while I was typing my lengthily-detailed reply. I'll leave it standing for the education of readers who don't already know the information in it.

 

[GpSnoopy]

LOL......TheCannonballGuy.... I actually removed my post because yours was written so much clearer than my simple and direct posted example. You provided many reasons for it being a fashion button and I commend you for the detail you put into your posting. I'll repost my image, just to show that this button is available today at general craft stores.

 

[Irn]

Thanks for taking the time to help guys and for the welcome!

Ah well I had figured there was a fair chance it'd be a replica of some sort so Im not majorly dissappointed. Always nice to gain a little knowledge anyway!