This is a great looking button. It is an original post-Civil War cuff size uniform button for the state of Louisiana. This is the correct post Civil War face and the backmark will date it from after the turn of the century. It has the backmark that reads the Horstmann maker's mark. The face of this button is and it has some of the original gold gilding remaining down in the recesses. This is a great looking non-excavated cuff button with the post-Civil War era maker's mark. The Civil War one cost well over $400 so own this one for a fraction of that price.