Help in identifying the Belgian badge

[Alexboorlove]

Colleagues, I ask for help in identifying the boutonniere, it was bought in Belgium, a Google photo search did not give anything, maybe someone has already encountered a similar item

[Wat05]

“PRÆIT AC TVETVR” meaning “Guides and Defends”. It is a motto of Salesians of Don Bosco (whose portrait is on the button badge). 
 

 

Here is their website. 
 

https://www.salesiansmalta.org/

 

As for the badge itself. It is Belgian. The stamp reads “J. Fonson Brux” which is obviously Bruxelles. J. Fonson were a known producer of military equipment, swords, uniforms and buttons. They can easily be searched on Google if you need more information. 
 

Edited December 2 by Wat05
Additional info, fixing errors, etc.

[VC89]

In Belgium, and I think in the Netherlands as well, Don Bosco are schools, named after Giovanni "Don" Bosco and his order the "Salesians of Don Bosco". Maybe the badge has something to do with them.

 

As Wat05 said: J. Fonson was known for military equipement, swords, uniforms and buttons. They did also medals, buttonhole pins, etc. Many of their work has a military connection but not all of it. This boutonniere has definetly no military connection.

 

Fonson is a difficult manufacturer to put a date on. It had many different names (Fonson Frères, A. Fonson, J. Fonson, Fonson & Cie, Ets. J. Fonson, J.F. Fonson et Fils, ...) and some even used at the same time. Even when they started is not certain. The years 1823, 1827 and 1848 are used as their beginning but what looks to be certain is that they went out of business in 1968.