Small Alloy 8 point star with red cross in middle surrounded 16 white stars.

[Edgychris]

Hi, I found this today. Seems to be maybe copper. It has letters but cant make out wording. Maybe says Vinces last word. Any idea what this is or symbolizes

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[smallfoot]

I was thinking a vintage Red Cross badge but the only images of them all have crosses with equidistant legs on the cross....

 

[Edgychris]

I think the 8 point star is more significant somehow. I do not know though...

 

[Edgychris]

Yes, everytime I tried to describe what I found on google, the red cross came forth. Hence, i deseibed it without naming the color of the cross and still got nowhere, except 8 points...means tons of diff things

 

[Mackaydon]

I believe it's Masonic; especially with the word 'Vinces' and a red cross.
https://bricksmasons.com/products/in-hoc-signo-vinces-knights-templar-masonic-flag
Don......

 

[Edgychris]

Thats is what it is. Knights templar masonic. Pretty cool. Thank you sir

 

[A2coins]

Awesome ID Don

 

[Edgychris]

I cleaned the back of it. Looks like gold..lol..prob copper

 

[Edgychris]

That would explain why its impossibly thin and small however...

 

[smallfoot]

Nice find and good ID Don!

 

[Edgychris]

Maybe answered somewhere else. However, what is the cheapest way to id gold atvhome on a continuous bases, ie cheap gold test. Thx. Not looking for purities...

 

[riverbandit]

that may be a eucharistic congress pin

 

[Red-Coat]

Yes, it is a Masonic (Knights Templar) badge as @Mackaydon says. Masons call these things 'jewels'. Note that on the 8 pointed star, the tips of points 2 and 8 are broken. There would have been loops on those tips to suspend it from a scroll plate on which Masonic chapter credentials could be engraved. Originally, it would have looked like this:

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find, congrats!