Button ID..?
- Thread starter shughey00
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duggap
Elite Member
How about reading the writing on the front for us. And give us a pic of the back please.
shughey00
Junior Member
Thats the best I can do on the front...I can't read the words as my vision is not good closeup I have to use a camera to read it.
I can try and get a decent pic of the back but it is pretty crusted.
I can try and get a decent pic of the back but it is pretty crusted.
Dsm_mechva
Forum Supporter
It says JE RENAIS DE MES CENDRES
It's a Haitian military "Phoenix" button.
It's a Haitian military "Phoenix" button.
shughey00
Junior Member
Well thanks man...I could not read it for the life of me...awesome!!!!
shughey00
Junior Member
Dsm_mechva
Forum Supporter
I couldn't read yours well either but I knew what it was so it didn't matter.
Nice find!
Nice find!
duggap
Elite Member
Good ID man.
jerrycoastalnc
Full Member
The no. 26, is that a regiment #
Dsm_mechva
Forum Supporter
Yes
shughey00
Junior Member
The phoenix was Christophe's coat of arms. All of his troops were outfitted with uniform buttons and buckles with this phoenix design. The numbers at the bottom of the buttons denoted the regiment number. The buttons are numbered 1-30 with 11-13, 15-19 and 21-24 being skipped. There is no concrete evidence of why these numbers were skipped. One theory is they were skipped intentionally to fool enemies into believing the army was larger than it really was.
This was a description from an auction site for some of them....Also mine must be a cuff button as it is not the 25mm coat button...it is more like 17mm or so...
HannibalNectar
Elite Member
Nice find.
Im originally from kittery. Ive been on this sight a few years. Never seen anyone from the area. We are in a great location for sure.
Im originally from kittery. Ive been on this sight a few years. Never seen anyone from the area. We are in a great location for sure.
shughey00
Junior Member
Yah I have been detecting this area hard for 30 years...just keep my profile low.....:-)
Now I live in SHapleigh....
BB_in_Maine
Elite Member
There's a guy on our Maine forum who found two of those in the same garden patch, both in southern Maine also - not sure if York Cty or not... But clearly there's a reason for them being around - that's not a one-off...
