Medal/Fob/Badge with 8-point star and raised U.S. Seal

[BullBat]

OK, I can't do it. I tried several hours searching with all of the different descriptors of this item and nothing comes close. Most of the 8-point star items were European and the Great Seal of the U.S. rules that out. I'm hoping that someone might have seen something like this somewhere in their travels.

The metal appears to be bronze with a rough feel to it front and back. The seal is raised with no outer ring. The measure from star tip to opposing star tip is 1 5/8 inches, except for the span to the upper point which is 1 7/8 inches. At the top of the upper tip are opposing pins that probably connected to whatever suspended the piece.

The item was found approximately five inches deep in the athletic field of a school that was built in the 1920's on a former polo field which operated in the turn of the 1900's.

Thank you for anyone's consideration in venturing an opinion as to what this might have been.

 

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[rick67]

Here's an idea.
http://thestrawplaiters.com/eight-pointed-star-badge/

I changed the link, the last one only showed a pic.

Oops forget mine it's from England.

 

[jewelerguy]

I feel pretty certain this is a WW2 'sweetheart' item, worn to show that their loved one was away serving their country. Necklaces, bracelets, pins, etc. with the different branches of service were popular to show their support for their sweetheart while he was away. I imagine this was probably a necklace drop, but maybe even suspended from a ribbon to look like a medal. The star was probably nickle plated with a gold tone insignia.

 

[Retired Sarge]

As already stated the eagle is a US Military hat badge (Most likely US Army). The star portion as you can tell by the welding at the attachment point (top), is not done very cleanly so definitely not something official. So as stated a sweet heart trinket, or maybe a decoration in honor/recognition of a family member serving. From the size I would think it's a enlisted badge versus an officers one. The enlisted one attached to a solid disc and was smaller, the officer version was bigger and the eagle was stand alone (no disc). A quick google search would show you differences between enlisted and officer hat brass, also some of the enlisted ones were two piece, the disc and eagle were separate.

 

[BullBat]

Thank you for your ideas on this item and sorry for not getting back on here sooner. You guys gave me several more hours of searching through the new possibilities. No matches yet, but I'm still on it. Thanks again.

 

[Tommy G]

Hmm...polo + horse = spur?

 

[Nedloh27]

Thank you for your ideas on this item and sorry for not getting back on here sooner. You guys gave me several more hours of searching through the new possibilities. No matches yet, but I'm still on it. Thanks again.

Hey what was the outcome with this find?

 

[Nedloh27]

As I'm in Australia and have come across one and would love to know what it is!

 

[A2coins]

Those are some rare and nice finds

 

[Retired Sarge]

Still leaning towards a sweetheart or patriotic pin. Even more so with the latest one showing the suspension clasp/pin. Not an official award or decoration.

 

[Tommy G]

The emblem, stars over the eagle, is the General Staff insignia; although the official badge is normally on a 5 pointed star. Being found in a 1920's school yard suggests to me that this may be connected to the ROTC program of that time period.

 

[RandomGuy007]

I have one that looks like a pin..