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LOT 1417
Military Button Group
MAINLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 5/8 in. (240 grams total, 15-41 mm).
A mixed group of bronze military buttons with repoussé heraldic motifs, and a cap badge of the Royal Artillery Corp. [90, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found by John Harrison whilst searching with a metal detector in South Yorkshire, UK.
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