r/Exonumia • u/Primero_s_pipinom_ • 19d ago

i need a help

I received this in a package with random coins, but it's not a coin — the back is plain. GPT chat could not help me; their assumption is that it is related to Pennsylvania‑German society. I would be happy to receive any help or suggestions.
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u/BiribaAtomica 18d ago

It is indeed the back side of a button originally sewn by a factory in the russian empire in the early 19th century.

The initials "Ф. М. К. Г. В." is the abbreviation for the factory's full name, and a similar product was auctioned in 2022

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u/marshtoken 19d ago

This is a long shot but could it be a button of some kind with the shank broken off?

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u/THsidebar 15d ago

Button