A German plaque dated 1818
Göttinger
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Dear collectors, experts and enthusiasts,
recently I purchased a small collection of German emergency coins from circa 1916 - 1922 and found this small brass plaque in there aswell.
The engraving reads "Seinem lieben Sohn Wilhelm am 3t Septbr 1818 Baron von Hertefeld" wich translates something like "(given) to his beloved son Wilhelm on September 3rd, 1818 (by) the baron of Hertefeld"
The plaque seems to be made from polished brass, the engraving lined with black ink. It's shaped slightly concave measures a little over 2 cm in length (a little less than 1 inch) and the brass is about 1 millimeter in thickness.
The barons of Hertefeld were a noble family in Prussia and by 1818 they seemed to have established at least two main family branches, one in Brandenburg and one in Westphalia.
My question is: What could this plaque have been used for, mainly on what kind of object it might have been attatched. And do you have anything with similar plaques attatched to?
Comments
No doubt it was originally inset into something, almost certainly made of wood since there are no screw or nail holes.
Total guess: maybe a plaque from a gun (musket or shotgun).