mystery button, police? oriental?
 

I have had this button for over 30 years and I have never found out what it is nor have I seen another one.
All I know is that it came from a huge police badge collection.
The button is open backed, high quality silver plated.
It seems oriental but I do not know if it is a clock or a crown.
I have no clue what the symbols represent.

Does anyone know?

Hello btns

I've not seen your button before but could that 'device' be a pagoda? It certainly seems to be an oriental design and if it is a stylised pagoda then it could be from Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Burma and so on, almost any Asian country in fact!

No backmark I take it?

Roger

Could it be something to do with Weihaiwei :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihai


P.B.

Thank you for your replies.
It does not have a backmark.

I had not considered a pagoda, thank you.
I am going to research Weihaiwei.
I am going to post a picture of its back. It is a high quality button, possibly British manufacture. It could also be French, ca. 1900.

Most likely Burmese or Thai ..

After research I am now considering it could be Cambodian or Laotian.
The 'hat' resembles the "Great Crown" both countries (used to) have for their kings.

I agree with Khyber: likely Thai or Burmese.

As promised a while ago, here is a picture of the back.
It is a superb button.

Nicely made indeed. It looks as if it may have been lacquered at some point as well, though I'm not sure that is significant.

I think I finally found a Royal Cypher more or less matching the button.
It has the same number of vertical lines and the connecting curves seem to match.
It is Thai and has a very long link.
Next is to work out who was appointed crown prince ...

https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8...%E0%B8%A1_2555

Here are Google's Royal Thai Cyphers:
https://www.google.nl/search?tbm=isc...r=1.25#imgrc=_