I need some help ID'ing what I think is a button

I have been MD'ing farm fields that use to have one room school houses in them, the past two week. I have been finding things that I have no clue what they are and so far you guy's have been a big help.

I found a new one today. It's about the size of a half dollar and on the back their is three spots that looks like it was spot welded to something. One one shield it has the name " Lorraine " and on the other it has the name " Alsace "

Thanks for any info that you might have

Rando, thanks for the lil history lesson.

When I was in school " many, many years ago " I didn't care much for history class, but since I have gotten in to MD'ing I have learned a lot about history and I wish I had paid a lil more attn. to it when I was in school.

So that would date this medallion between 1871 and 1919...

Interesting bit of history.

DCMatt

 clearly its some sort of anti german "protest" medal showing german kaiser welhiem I (germany) as a  whip toting brute enslaving the poor fair maidens ( the territories of alsace / lorraine) since the area was taken over in 1871 with the forming of germany as a nation --following the franco prussian war* and was later rejoined as part of france following WW1 --1919 -- the medal must be from that era . 1871 /1919

Can I see a photo of the back?

Sorry guy's, I haven't been around the computer much today. Here is a picture of the back and it looks like to me that it was spot welded to something.

Sorry guy's, I haven't been around the computer much today. Here is a picture of the back and it looks like to me that it was spot welded to something.

Not a button then,,,,

maybe some type of horse boss device --on horse leather