U.S. James Buchannan Plate, 1871-1918.
Marked on the reverse "Made in Germany" under the arms of Lorraine within a stylized wreath. Lorraine was a French province until 1871, when after the Franco-Prussian War when it was annexed by Imperial Germany.
It was returned to French control after WWI in 1918.
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