Does anyone hav any ideas on this one?
This was also found at a Los Angeles Suberb (Van Nuys) park several months agao and I cannot find any information on i. It was recovered at a little over 8" inches deep. At first I thought I had broken the points off, but after recovering them I checked the edges where they broke off and they had tarnished over as well. Showing they had been broken long before I had found them.
This item is approx 2" inches wide and long, made of copper and you can still see the remnants of paint or guilding on the crest. 2 of the points are broke off, but were also recovered. There seems to be the back piece missing since you cannot see how it would attach to clothing or anything. On the back it is concave and I do not see any marks how another piece would have attached.
I showed it to a family member who identified the front as the "British Royal Crest/Seal". As you can see it has a horse on one side and a lion on the other side of a shield which has a crown over it (the shield) , standing on their hind legs. It looks like it may have had letters on the banner below the shield, but I cannot make any of them out with a 40x microscope.
I think it looks like it may have been a military medal/ribbon/award. Does anyone else have any ideas of what it could be or of what it actually is? Thanks in advance for any help!
MetalEd aka Ed
This was also found at a Los Angeles Suberb (Van Nuys) park several months agao and I cannot find any information on i. It was recovered at a little over 8" inches deep. At first I thought I had broken the points off, but after recovering them I checked the edges where they broke off and they had tarnished over as well. Showing they had been broken long before I had found them.
This item is approx 2" inches wide and long, made of copper and you can still see the remnants of paint or guilding on the crest. 2 of the points are broke off, but were also recovered. There seems to be the back piece missing since you cannot see how it would attach to clothing or anything. On the back it is concave and I do not see any marks how another piece would have attached.
I showed it to a family member who identified the front as the "British Royal Crest/Seal". As you can see it has a horse on one side and a lion on the other side of a shield which has a crown over it (the shield) , standing on their hind legs. It looks like it may have had letters on the banner below the shield, but I cannot make any of them out with a 40x microscope.
I think it looks like it may have been a military medal/ribbon/award. Does anyone else have any ideas of what it could be or of what it actually is? Thanks in advance for any help!
MetalEd aka Ed