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Old 06-03-16, 12:30 AM
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Hi can anyone help identify this button.
i am lead to believe it is metal as it was found metal detecting
unsure if its a phoenix with anchor or eagle with anchor.

Any help greatly appreciated
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Old 06-03-16, 06:28 AM
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Definitely not Royal Navy!

Hopefully someone else can ID the country, assuming it is actually Naval. It may just be a civilian "fashion" type button?

David
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Old 06-03-16, 07:40 AM
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davidwyke is correct. It is a modern fashion button and modeled after a 19th century Italian navy button.
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Old 06-03-16, 07:17 PM
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BTNS and Davidwyke you rock. thanks for your help
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