Z3969 One-Piece 25th Regiment of Haiti Phoenix Button / West Coast Trade Button (Type I)

Description: Nice, excavated coat size example that is missing the shank. Here is a scarce button that was originally ordered for King Christophe's army in Haiti. Reportedly, they never arrived and were sold to another tradesman who transported them to the West Coast of the United States in the mid 1820's. They were then traded/sold, and several different examples have shown up on the West Coast with a few being recovered east of the Rocky Mountains. These buttons have an excellent historical background and are rare! The legend on the face has a Phoenix surrounded with the words, "JE RENAIS DE MES CENDRES" over "No 25." The number 25 was designated for the Limbe Regiment

Backmark: Blank

Measures: 24.60 mm

Recovered: Unknown

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