Unknown Enamel Pin - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Vix Steel · #1 20-07-18, 12:29 AM

I believe this is English but not sure what it is.
Looks to be made from an old coin?

Military? Sweetheart?

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cga00 · #2 20-07-18, 06:02 AM

Hi Vix,
Yes a British coin, a George IV sixpence I think and as such neither military or sweetheart.
It's just a coin that has been made into a decorative brooch and was probably worth more before it had this done to it. Nice enameling though.
Craig

Hoot · #3 20-07-18, 10:01 AM

It's either a tanner or a bob, it depends on the diameter. A tanner is 19mm across and a bob is 23mm across.

RAD · #4 21-07-18, 05:49 PM

Quite commonly seen on late Georgian coins, I assume it must have been a fashion at the time .