Interesting Pin

[Guadalcanal]

I went detecting at a ballpark with a friend when I found it. The thing read as a dollar coin on the BH QuickDraw II, but I believe it's made of copper, because the oxidized metal is a greenish color.

It looks like there used to be a pin on the back as well.




The design on the rear is indented, but on the front there are no extrusions except for the waves in front of the castle. I found it in Burbank, California at a baseball field.

Do any of you know what it is or where I could look to find out?

Thanks for reading!

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

Don't know what its's from, but it's cool looking! Congrats!
A howling wolf on a castle with a river in front or a moat? Certainly interesting. Wonder how old it is?
Somebody on here will know something.

 

[doolittle]

It looks like it's an engineer unit crest. Great Find.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Nice find! Yeah does resemble a army pin design that I found once.

 

[vpnavy]

Interesting find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[BullBat]

It's the coat of arms for Wolfsburg, Germany. The town was built to house Volkswagen factory workers in 1938 (see Wikipedia.) The emblem you found is probably from a 1960's VW as they adopted it for their vehicles.

 

[jewelerguy]

I concur with Bullbat, it's off the front end of an older Volkswagen. My brother used to have a '59 Beetle and it had the same emblem on the front.

 

[Guadalcanal]

Thanks so much guys!!! That's definitely it, but I'm unsure about one thing… The back looks vet different on mine compared to the others I have seen.

Here's a comparison:




Thanks again guys! Also, do any of you know if it's possible to straighten out the crest? I'd love to get it flattened out again.

 

[jewelerguy]

I'm sure you could flatten/straighten it some, but you might lose some more of the porcelain enamel in the process. if it were mine, I might put it between and couple of boards with maybe a dish towel in between as well, and tap gently with a hammer or mallet.

 

[Old Dude]

Good job on the ID, Bullbat. Definitely the first one I have seen posted. Thanks!

 

[treblehunter]

Good mystery, good find, good job everyone on the ID!

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Interesting for sure.