cops in the gold fields... 1860s..New Zealand...

[Des from down under]

HI YOU LOT hope your all ok...well this lil treasure I found at an old reboubt in the north island and after cleaning it a bit I noticed the inscription around the edge...CANTERBURY POLICE FORCE..I googled it and read that the gold rush in n/z became a turbulent place to be in the 60s ..so they formed a police force out of irishmen/etc from the aussie gold fields to sort it out...it was in force from 1867 till about 1880, when the gold dried up it was disbanded and some of them joined the newly formed armed constabulary...unusal and still a lot i dont know about it..will post it on the whatsit forum..back mark a bit hard to read ..sort of ...standar..extra..whee.....hopefully a member will sort it for me......thanks for looking..des ps there is a canterbury police force in new south wales australia..just wondering if it is an australian button of that era.

 

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[sasnz]

Hey Des

Interesting find for the Norht island, wouldnt have expected to see that.

For reading the back try the paper and pencil trick, You can be surprised what that can produce on those hard to read things.

Cheers Sasnz

 

[Des from down under]

Hey Des

Interesting find for the Norht island, wouldnt have expected to see that.

For reading the back try the paper and pencil trick, You can be surprised what that can produce on those hard to read things.

Cheers Sasnz

thanks bro

 

[spitfire55]

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the button.

 

[romeo-1]

Coolio!

 

[HISPAN]

Nice Button ... congrats !

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting, I guess its unlikely to be Canterbury, UK

 

[Des from down under]

Interesting, I guess its unlikely to be Canterbury, UK

c'mon cru you suss it for me huh...

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting, I guess its unlikely to be Canterbury, UK

c'mon cru you suss it for me huh...

Treble Standard Extra?

 

[sasnz]

Very good Point Cru

I will see if i can do any research on it but dont putt your money on me of finding anything. I am sure you may have a better crack Cru

Sasnz

 

[CRUSADER]

Very good Point Cru

I will see if i can do any research on it but dont putt your money on me of finding anything. I am sure you may have a better crack Cru

Sasnz

on this one, not really

 

[Des from down under]

Very good Point Cru

I will see if i can do any research on it but dont putt your money on me of finding anything. I am sure you may have a better crack Cru

Sasnz

on this one, not really

I just know you wont give up..will try a high powered mag glass an see if i can describe better,,,b/good

 

[{Sentinel}]

Very nice find Des. Another Beauitful Two Piece from the "Land(S) down Under" Seriously though, that is an outstanding looking button and although the gilt is missing, seems to be in terrific shape, Congrats my friend, definitely a button I'd like to have in the display!!

 

[Des from down under]

cracked the backmark id thanks to Larry Cissna of treasure depot..it reads .....treble gilt extra standard.....so thanks for all your trying guys..! take care