12-05-2010, 11:18 AM (This post was last modified: 12-05-2010, 11:24 AM by Alfred.)
Hm, the badge looks quite convincing / good to me.
Only the mint mark looks strange in my oppinion.
Do you think it is a copy? Early mint mark from the 30`s / 40´s???
The srewplate has Mondvor mint mark on reverse (pre 1943).
Looks good but i'm confused, i'm still checking for another example of hand engraved mint mark but nothing. Weight is 9.2 grams (without screwplate) and match with the other one in my collection. In my opinion the screwplate doesn't match with the badge, is genuine but not match with the diameter of the screwplate mark on the reverse of the badge.
Two closeup: Mint mark and number.
I'm still confused but the badge is now in my collection :)
I'm more bothered by the awkward lettering on the obverse. Look very closely (this is something that only seems to become visible in photos) and you will see that the thickness of the lines vary - a great deal - from one side, to the middle and then the other end. Be careful with this one.