Two years on and I've just seen this query.
you presumably mean 'die struck' in your second line.
This simplifies the answer; stamping a maker's mark into fairly solid cast bronze would not disfigure the badge. If you did the same on a thin die struck badge it would probably come through to the front of the badge. - hence attaching a tablet instead !
Incidentally, Firmin OSD badges have what looks like a raised tablet on the back as part of the casting - it was then stamped with the maker's name.
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