Need help identifying medal

Henry2

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It is a 5 piece medal with quotes on both sides, I'll try to explain it as best as I can considering the photo quality is rough.

The top piece has a America flag with 12 stars and next to it is the saying "Our Flag"
The 2nd piece down has a picture of a Angel and the quote "Here's to love, the only fire against which there is no insurance"
3rd piece down is a picture of a man in a chair holding a glass with the quote "The bubble winked at me and said, I'll miss you brother when you are dead"
4th piece has a image of what appears to be a mug
The last circle piece I can't make out the picture but the quote says "Better smoke here than hereafter"

On the reverse from top to bottom

Top piece says "Here's to our wives and sweethearts, may they never meet"
next piece has a image but can't make it out, the quote is "Wine and women,mirth,and laughter sermons and soda the day after"
next piece has what appears to be a women standing with the quote "Good form but not formality"
next is the quote "The good die young, here's to your ripe old age"
last piece is an image of a man in a chair with a gun leaning against it with the quote "Here's is your goot healdth und your families goot healdth und may you all live long und brosber" - the words are misspelled on this quote but that is how they put it on this medal.

One of the quotes was made by Lord Byron and another from Washington Erving from my searches on the web.

I found this about 8-10" down with my AT PRO next to a river, within 8 feet I also found 2 old pocket watches which are in bad shape. I have no clue to what this medal is, I don't believe it would be military. Help me out here I'm dying to know what this is from. I posted this on another forum with no luck maybe someone here can help ID this.
 

Oh wow thanks, no wonder I had zero luck in finding something similar to it, I kept thinking it was some sort of medal that would be pinned onto a jacket. It makes sense now that it would be a watch fob considering I found 2 pocket watches only feet away from where I found this. Although I couldn't find the same one in my searches, ones that are very close to it are going for a pretty penny

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Hunting...997?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588e1fd585

Thanks again for the help you guys are awsome :hello2: :hello2: :thumbsup:
 

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