Need help identifying swastika pin

[plugpopper]

Found this tiny pin with Swastika a while ago and never got around to asking about it. Came from a park dating back to mid 1850s that had been active up until early 1900s but I have found some things from later. It's not much bigger than 1", pretty tiny. Pin is missing from back . Extremely fragile front looks like the symbols could flake right off. Any help iding and maybe possible way to preserve it so it doesn't get ruined. Up until now it's been in a sealed plastic container with cotton but I might like to put in a ww2 display if that's where it's from. To be honest judging from other finds from the area, I believe it to be pre-nazi, possible 1800s but I just don't know.

 

[sfox54]

its not a swastika it is a sauvastika http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/swastika.html

 

[plugpopper]

its not a swastika it is a sauvastika http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/swastika.html

Ok, thanks for the info. That makes more sense then because I really thought it was pre Nazi. I would still love to see a picture ood what this pin originally looked like and from what era it is from. I'm still thinking mid to late 1800s.

 

[flinthunter]

Hard to tell for sure from the picture but it looks like your item has a "c" catch/clasp for securing the pin. These type clasps were most common from about 1850 to 1890.

 

[comisoas]

That symbol, prior to the Nazi era, was a good luck sign. I found an old insurance token with one on it. It was prior Nazi era, I looked it up on google and it was a good luck symbol.

 

[The Nutty Teacher]

Hello,

The symbol is a good luck symbol. I've seen the same symbol on ancient Kuninda coins from
200 to 100 B.C. from Northern India. The German Nazi symbol was rotated 90 degrees.

Respectfully,

The Nutty Teacher