buttons to ID

[Zeller]

Hello,

i think they could possibly all be pre 1945 but for some, I have no clue.

my guess is Royal Air Force, Royal Artillery, French Navy (era?), Denmark and...???

[HPL2008]

From the heraldry on them, I can tell that the center button in the bottom row is Finnish and the right one Latvian. (As for era, branch etc.: Sorry, no idea.)

[stuka f]

Bottom row middle is a Dutch button pre WW II to me.
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[HPL2008]

Bottom row middle is a Dutch button pre WW II to me.
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But surely that's the Finnish lion. Please compare: Coat of arms of Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[stuka f]

Sorry!
You are right HPL!!
Didn't read your poste completly and thought the lion was holding lightning bolts in the straightener arm ...
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[Zeller]

thank you both! Anyone could tell me if the danish button is ww2 or earlier? How about the french one?
The 2 latvian are interesting to me, never seen them before over here.
PS - As you might have guessed, I DO LIKE buttons.

[stuka f]

Hey Matt,
What makes you think that is a French button
I do like buttons as well, but it is more complicated and wide then collecting TR!
Can't help you out with the Danish one's.
If you are in to buttons lets open a treath, I happen to get some in today!
I have been scamed by a former member on thise forum with a lot of more then 500 buttons... :-(
Did you dug those up?
cheers
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[Zeller]

Hello Chris,

no I did not dig them up, I bought them. I think it's french because of the pattern and the back. But cannot say from which period. I dug ALOT of buttons, but mainly german, austro-hungarian and some russian. But when I get the chance I collect them

[stuka f]

I know you dig a lot of buttons, that is why I asked!! I couldnt imagine those nationality's coming that far... ;-)
Any better pictures available of the "French button", both sides?
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[Zeller]

I will take a better picture of the obverse of the french button tomorrow with better light. The reverse is the first detail picture.