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Revolutionary War Spanish Officer Matanzas Type Button Pensacola FloridaDescription
The Matanzas type strongly resembles the Spanish rodela type, but it differs in that it is flat on the front rather than convex, like the rodela. Also, like the Rodela, this well-made type is believed to be a Spanish officer's button from the early-to-mid-1700s. The shank was formed by bending a sturdy rectangular and integrally cast upright and straight brass element into a loop after the button was cast, resulting in an eye connected at only one point to the button's back. Dates approximately to between 1700 and 1790. Recovered near Pensacola, Florida by a former colleague. Size is: 20.95mm