Kingdom of Württemberg Imperial Era State Official Uniform Button Pair
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description: This is a matched subject pair of large Imperial-era uniform buttons from the Königreich Württemberg (Kingdom of Württemberg), each displaying the royal Württemberg coat of arms used during the nineteenth century and throughout the Kaiserreich. Each button measures approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. The pair consists of two distinct finish variants, one silver-toned and the other with a warmer brass or gilt-toned appearance. Both buttons are strongly convex and constructed with separate metal backs and fixed loop shanks for attachment to a uniform garment. The faces are struck in relief with the crowned royal arms of Württemberg. At center is the vertically divided shield incorporating the historic Württemberg stag-antler device and the lions of Swabia. The shield is flanked by the traditional supporters of the kingdom, a lion and stag, beneath the Württemberg royal crown. A ribbon or scroll is incorporated beneath the arms in the usual manner of the royal achievement. The coat of arms represented on these buttons was adopted in simplified form under King Wilhelm I in 1817 and remained the principal arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg through the end of the monarchy. One half of the shield carries the three stag antlers long associated with the House and territory of Württemberg, while the other contains the three lions associated with historic Swabia. The kingdom's motto was "Furchtlos und trew," meaning "Fearless and faithful" or "Fearless and loyal." The spelling "trew" reflects the historical form used in the royal arms. Württemberg became one of the four kingdoms incorporated into the German Empire established in 1871, alongside Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony. Although Prussia dominated the military and political structure of the empire, Württemberg retained its own king, court, state institutions and considerable administrative identity. This independence was expressed visually through state heraldry, royal ciphers and distinctive uniform insignia worn by gover…
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