Possible Military Button

nkellam22

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I found this button in a field in Luxembourg (Western Europe.)
It is made out of copper or some sort of copper alloy.
It is very worn and corroded but I can make out what I believe is an eagle on the button. It reminds me of early US military buttons but could also be a French Napoleonic war-related button as there was some activity in my area.
There is clearly lettering on the top and bottom around the rim but it is hard to make out. I believe I see an R at the 6:00 position and a Y at around the 1:00 position.

Any help is appreciated.

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Possibly a WWI Imperial Prussian Uniform button or a WWI Russian Imperial Military button? :icon_scratch:

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nkellam22

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Thanks for the feedback, I have found other WW1 Prussian military buttons in the same field as well as other military buttons so that is definitely a possibility although I can't seem to find a match.
 

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I feel the WWI Imperial Prussian Uniform button looks the most similar to the one you found Kellam. :thumbsup:

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That definitely looks similar but I can still see writing on the top and bottom of my button.
 

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I also believe I can see a Y after the R on the bottom of the Button.
 

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