Hundtorget Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 This jeton mayby (i am not shore) belongs tho a family that lived i russia and in Estonia. The daughter to a russian officer ended up in Sweden. But what is this? It is 36 mm high, looks like silver but has no markings besides the inscription on the backside. It could be military but can be something completley different. I am wery thankful for any answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hundtorget Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 The backside is inscribed "1937/38 Kalju" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eestinsv Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) The backside is inscribed "1937/38 Kalju"Looks to me like an Estonian school graduation badge for someone who graduated in 1938. K stands for kool (school) in Estonian, I could not find what JW stands for.Keith Edited February 7, 2008 by Eestinsv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hundtorget Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Looks to me like an Estonian school graduation badge for someone who graduated in 1938. K stands for kool (school) in Estonian, I could not find what JW stands for.KeithThankyou! The ovner of this jeton later on went to Sweden and i think in 1930?s lived i Estonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) Hello, JW stands for Jakob Westholm. http://www.westholm.tln.edu.ee/Jakob Westholm`s Gymnasium existed in pre-WW II Estonia and existing right now too. Also the colours of the badge match with the colours of the flag of this gymnasium. Kalju is a common Estonian male name. pluribus Edited February 10, 2008 by pluribus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hundtorget Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hello, JW stands for Jakob Westholm. http://www.westholm.tln.edu.ee/Jakob Westholm`s Gymnasium existed in pre-WW II Estonia and existing right now too. Also the colours of the badge match with the colours of the flag of this gymnasium. Kalju is a common Estonian male name. pluribusThe jeton was taken to sweden by a woman who was the daughter to a tsarist russian officer (I have asked questions about him in old Russia area here and his father lived i Tallin and both he and his fater was in the Russian army. I have some old pictures of them and they had russian names.). Maybe this jeton was given as a memory from Kalju - this young man???? If you were a young man 1937 it must have been dangerous times later in Estonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Maybe this jeton was given as a memory from Kalju - this young man???? If you were a young man 1937 it must have been dangerous times later in Estonia. Yes, it`s possible. Here you can see a small selection of similar school badges from my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hundtorget Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Yes, it`s possible. Here you can see a small selection of similar school badges from my collection.You have a beutiful collection! Many people from baltic states came to Sweden and the island were i live (Gotland) at the end of WW II. Next time i see something like this i will know what it is! Thankyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hundtorget Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 In the middle of your picture it is two jetons with the russian eagle (?) are those earlyer than Estonia was a free country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 (edited) In the middle of your picture it is two jetons with the russian eagle (?) are those earlyer than Estonia was a free country? No, it`s not russian eagle. Russian eagle is double-headed. By the way, thouse two badges are Gustav Adolf Gymnasium badges. Very related to Sweden http://www.gag.ee/ Edited February 13, 2008 by pluribus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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