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Australian Rising Sun Insignia in Shell d the wreath is the legend PRESENTED BY H.S. DUNN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Australian rising sun insignia carved in shell. Insignia in ornate surround. Hard to date and likely purchased by a soldier as a …
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Click image to enlarge Unofficial British ID tag made from a old head Victoria florin. Reverse has been skimmed and coin holed with dark wool threaded through hole. Reverse is neatly engraved with: H.E. CRANE 4839, 30th R.F. WRITE TO …
British World War 1 Army Identity Tag – H.E. Crane 4839 Read More »
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Click image to enlarge Unofficial World War 1 British Army ID disc made from Egyptian 1917 (AH 1334) 10 piastres (KM#319). Obverse has been skimmed. Has broken mounts on each side, probably for threading of a leather strap to allow …
Great Britain World War 1 Army Identity Tag – H.E. WILLMOT 203147 Read More »
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Click image to enlarge Unofficial World War 1 identity disk made from KM#60 AH1255 Turkish 40 Para. One side skimmed and stamped crudely: 1696 G. Emery PTE PL S658 C.E Records suggest it’s George Emery who served in the Royal …
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Click image to enlarge World War 1 trench art made from skimmed 1882 Greek 10 Lepta. Holed twice and reverse skimmed and crudely engraved in script with: 1696 E. Westbrook 1/11 London Gallipoli Egypt Palestine 1915-16-17-18 According to Wikipedia the …
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Click image to enlarge World War 2 ID disc made from a 1934 Australian florin. Unusual because it is made out to a British sailor, Leading Seaman A. Knight, service number C JX 130353. First British ID disc we’ve seen …
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Click image to enlarge Beautifully “wiggle” worked love token on a Heaton Mint struck silver Egypt 5 Quirsh KM#308 (1910-1913) with attached loop. The side of the coin that formerly included the date and denomination has been completely skimmed and …
To Mother from Gordon – WW1 Love Token on Egypt 5 Quirsh Read More »
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Click image to enlarge ID Disc made from an Australian 1937 crown with reverse skimmed and neatly engraved with: Clarence O Doremus Z-212769 U.S.M.M. Engraving is an interesting style, with incuse engraving that has been rubbed with a dark finish …
USA World War 2 ID Disc – 1937 Crown Clarence O. Doremus U.S.M.M. Z-212769 Read More »