Brooklyn Bridge or some other bridge?

[Emerald_Door]

I found one completed listing for this item, in which it was identified as the Brooklyn Bridge.  However, I'm not sure that's correct.  Everything else of this nature says, "Brooklyn Bridge" and does not have the buildings in the foreground.  I'm also wondering about the significance of the tools on the other side.  

Does anyone have any opinions or information?  Thanks!  

[Pantlandia]

The stuff on the back seems like mining gear, which makes me think of San Francisco. Maybe the Golden Gate?

[Shirley U Geste]

Shape is all wrong for the Golden Gate, but it doesn't look like the Brooklyn bridge either.

[Deleted]

I think it is the Brooklyn and the tools used to build it. You can see the piers/supports are stone and the construction of it was a big deal so i can see commemorating it with both a medal and the hand tools as part of the motif.

[titus730]

Some of those tools look like masonry tools and masons were needed during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. The towers are made of granite, limestone and cement.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge

www.history.com/topics/brooklyn-bridge

[Deleted]

It's not very detailed, like to see the cathedral shapes inside the columns. I grew up a few blocks from the Brooklyn Bridge, and next to that is the Manhattan bridge, also same shape and then further over is the Verrazano, again same shape. If it's definitely NY, then it probably is the Brooklyn bridge because of the stone blocks on the bottom. The others have metal and it's not solid like a wall. Even the Williamsburg bridge is metal bottom.  For some reason the boats look Asian to me.

[Emerald_Door]

I also thought the boats looked Asian, and wondered if anyone else would think that. Since I'm far from an expert in this area, I want to get opinions and thoughts. I wonder why they didn't just put the name of the bridge on it. They just didn't do a good job of thinking ahead to 2016 when someone might want to list it on eBay.  

[jandsknight]

I also thought the boats looked Asian and the tools looked like what the workers would've used to build the bridge.

[kat]

Not Golden Gate. It only has two suspenders.

[kickitup]

I also thought Asian.

[titus730]

I did a Google search for Brooklyn Bridge commemorative medals and found these. Many do show buildings and ships/boats. But I didn't see yours in my brief search.

www.google.com/search?q=currier+and+ives+brooklyn+bridge&biw=1024&bih=545&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiE_KCa54DRAhVGjFQKHRegBZkQsAQIbQ#tbm=isch&q=brooklyn+bridge+commemorative+medal&imgrc=_

[Deleted]

Your piece could be a "love token" (a minted coin that was smoothed out and engraved by someone else). Here's some background on them

lovetokensociety.com/history/love-tokens/
www.collectorsweekly.com/us-coins/love-tokens

Pictures of tokens with tools and bridges - none look exactly like yours, but these were handmade so they'd all be very unique:
lovetokensociety.com/pictorial-2/tools/
lovetokensociety.com/pictorial-2/bridges/

What's the diameter of your piece and what color is the metal? That can help you figure out what kind of coin it was originally, which in turn might help you figure out when/where it's from.

[Deleted]

Here's one on Etsy, same as yours, also identified as the Brooklyn Bridge. The boats aren't quite as worn as yours, they look more like a steamboat and (not Asian) sailing ship.

www.etsy.com/listing/263852452/pierced-brooklyn-bridge-medal-22-mm

[Emerald_Door]

In person, mine has more detail, less worn, than the one on etsy. It's ⅞" in diameter and appears to be brass. So far, the two I've seen have both been identified as the Brooklyn Bridge, so maybe that's the answer.