Some sort of medal.

[xmarks73]

Hello everyone,
I am not sure what I have here. I talked with the town supervisor and gained permission to hunt an abandon factory lot. He said just stay away from the buildings because they are not safe. I had a deep signal and was eager to use my new garrett propointer that I received today. I cut a plug and 6'' below the plug out pops another mason jar lid. It was dark and I realized the sides of the lid was gone and it had some sort of raised seal on it. I turned off my head lamp and popped it in my pouch and continued hunting. I got home and realized this was no jar lid. It had a hole in the top as it was some sort of medal or award. It looks like it may be bronze. IDK. It has a man on a horse inside a shield with a crown above the top. Anyone know what this is and how old it may be? It weighs 1.6 oz and measures 2 1/4 ".

 

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[xmarks73]

size comparison.

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice Find!
Post on whatsit, you'll get an ID there

 

[allen]

very neat and yes post it on what is it forum !

 

[OutBack Duo]

The knight on the medal reminds me of my high school mascott LeRoy, NY Oatka Knights.

 

[fistfulladirt]

That's awesome. Any luck with the ID?

 

[xmarks73]

That's awesome. Any luck with the ID?

big cyrpuss hunter found a site selling one like this. It had some slight differecnes but very close. A jewelry smith from the 20's and 30's in NewYork produced them. Could not find any other information on them though.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I think your medal closely resembles medals given to members of the Knight's Templar around the turn of the 19th century.

Very cool find!
Dave


Knights Templar

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders. The organization existed for approximately two centuries in the Middle Ages. Officially endorsed by the Catholic Church around 1129, the Order became a favored charity throughout Christendom, and grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades. Non-combatant members of the Order managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom, innovating financial techniques that were an early form of banking and building many fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land.

The Templars' existence was tied closely to the Crusades; when the Holy Land was lost, support for the Order faded. Rumors about the Templars' secret initiation ceremony created mistrust, and King Philip IV of France, deeply in debt to the Order, took advantage of the situation. In 1307, many of the Order's members in France were arrested, tortured into giving false confessions, and then burned at the stake. Under pressure from King Philip, Pope Clement V disbanded the Order in 1312. The abrupt disappearance of a major part of the European infrastructure gave rise to speculation and legends, which have kept the "Templar" name alive into the modern day.