South Carolina State Seal Coat Button
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Item: South Carolina State Seal Coat Button
Backmark: ". HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / N Y" dm lies between two rings, with an inner ring of rays.
Design: South Carolina state coat of arms is on a lined field with letters "S" & "C" to either side of the palm tree. (See more on the SC state coat of arms under Comments section below.)
Construction: Convex, two-piece.
Approximate size: 23 mm.
Condition: Excellent, non-excavated, secure shank present. Pleasing light brown patina. There are no pushes, cracks, breaks, or repairs.
Reference: Tice: SC258A1 Albert: SC 14
Comments: According to "Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865" by Warren K. Tice:
"After the 1776 battle at Sullivan's Island, South Carolina approved a coat of arms design. It shows a palmetto tree in the seashore, symbolic of a Revolutionary War fort built of palmetto logs on Sullivan's Island. At the base of the palmetto is a broken oak tree, representing the British fleet. Twelve spears are bound to the palmetto's trunk, representing the twelve other American States. A band tying the spears is inscribed Quis Separabit, meaning "Who shall separate." Beneath the oak tree is an inscription Meliorem Lapsa Locavit, or "Having fallen, it has set up a better." The latter refers to the decline of the British (oak) and the ascendence of South Carolina (palmetto.) The state motto is, Animis Opibusque Parati, meaning "Prepared in Mind and Resources"." Note: Several variations of the above state seal are found on different size and types of South Carolina buttons.
This South Carolina state seal coat button is an absolutely stunning example and will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War button or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC10941
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