Kriegsmarine erkennungsmarke

[FaFn1R]

Hello my friends.
Now I propose to discuss this kriegsmarine token.
I have no doubts about originality.
What do you think about this?

Also an interesting point about the damage on the token.
Could the holes have been so badly erased?

[BlackCat1982]

For me I would question the apparent marks to the face, has it been gripped in a vice or pliers? The oversize bottom hole is strange. Has it come from a reliable source?

[FaFn1R]

For me I would question the apparent marks to the face, has it been gripped in a vice or pliers? The oversize bottom hole is strange. Has it come from a reliable source?

No, unfortunately I would not call the source verified.

The bottom hole also haunts me. BUT I have already seen this on a token from a very reliable source.




The marks on the obverse are strange.
There are no such traces on the reverse side. So it’s not a vise or a pair of pliers.
I once saw similar traces on the token.
Here is a photo (not mine)

[Daarom]

Could it not be that a nail has been driven through to fix it to something?

[Daarom]

This ekm of mine also has strange holes. It is a original, but it looks very strange. The kriegsmarine EKM the alumium looks to me very new.

[FaFn1R]

Could it not be that a nail has been driven through to fix it to something?

I don't think it has anything to do with the nail. =)
Found some more examples with large bottom holes. For some reason, it was in the Kriegsmarine tags.
Sorry. I post such cropped photos (these are not my tokens).

[FaFn1R]

This ekm of mine also has strange holes. It is a original, but it looks very strange. The kriegsmarine EKM the alumium looks to me very new.

My friend, this token was found in the ground in Russia. Therefore, the state of aluminum is as follows.
The Kriegsmarine tag was clearly not in the ground (or was in the ground for a very short time).

P.S. Yes, interesting indentations at the top holes.

[Daarom]

Interesting pictures. That earlier picture with that weird hole. Maybe a drill was used? Ekm of mine looks like drill holes.

[FaFn1R]

You mean the hole in the KM tag?
Maybe a drill. Unfortunately, I do not know.
BUT I have at least 3 other examples with big bottom holes. I showed them here.

Did the tag owners do this? If so, why? I wonder ...

Well, BlackCat1982 expressed doubts.
Do we consider this tag to be original?

[Daarom]

Yeah maybe that hole is from a drill in that Kriegsmarine Ekm.But I'm just brainstorming a little.I don't know either. And I don't know if we'll ever get an answer.