Imperial coin badge?

[van59]

This is a thin as a dime coin that appears to be a 1732 silver Bavarian 30 kreutzer coin converted to a badge. The barrel-pin-catch appears to be German. Here's a link to the coin vetting.
http://artfulinvestments.com/1717-kr...fc445c46880b43
Is anyone familiar with this type of badge and when and for what were their purpose?
Thanks for any contributions.
van

[van59]

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[RadarZ]

General patriotic wear, I've seen quite a few over the years.
Mostly Imperial, I would suspect yours predates that era by a wide margin.

[van59]

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General patriotic wear, I've seen quite a few over the years.
Mostly Imperial, I would suspect yours predates that era by a wide margin.

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Thanks, RadarZ. While the coin is dated, can we infer a possible date for badge from the hardware; ie, when did this style come into being?
regards, van

[saschaw]

Must be Bavarian.

I think silver coins were worn contemporary that way: cash always handy, or preserved for bad times. Back then, the meaning of the coin was roughly the same as it's silver content (if I'm not toally wrong with this), so it would not have been a big issue to "destroy" a coin. A modern coin would be worthless, worn as a brooch or button. This one wasn't.

[van59]

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Must be Bavarian.

I think silver coins were worn contemporary that way: cash always handy, or preserved for bad times. Back then, the meaning of the coin was roughly the same as it's silver content (if I'm not toally wrong with this), so it would not have been a big issue to "destroy" a coin. A modern coin would be worthless, worn as a brooch or button. This one wasn't.

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Thanks for your input Saschaw. The link I inserted at the top of this thread shows a similar coin from Bavaria dated 1717 at 15 kreuzer.
Do you or anyone have an idea when the first barrel pin catches came into being? That might help dating when this might have been added to the coin since tho, of course, it could have been added during or prior to WW1 for the purpose you stated.
A coin this old may have had coin collector's value even in the late 1800's but the later the time, I would think the more valuable the coin became until it was changed by adding a catch.

[Fred Borgmann]

The coin is a Bavarian 30 kreutzer dated 1732. Old coins often were made into jewelery. This one was used as a button before it was remade into a pin back.