I'm looking for help on this one. I picked it up for about $5 so I can't lose. I think the language is Danish but it could be Norwegian I suppose. I'm fairly certain it's not Swedish but I'll probably be wrong...



Obverse:
arbeidsom flittig. sparsom abdru. tro og god giver mennesket velsignelse og fornoieligt brod alle livets 18 dage. 01.

Reverse:
for gode handlingir og landet gavnlig flid af lieutenant h. v. buchvald

I know I've probably spelled a couple things wrong. There's at least 2 words with an o and 2 dots (umlaut?) and the ab of abdru is a conjoined letter. There are several letters that aren't as clear as you could hope. Any help as to its purpose and a translation however rough would be appreciated!

Here's the lousy "translation" from one of those online translator programs (these things rarely work well !!!) ... and it is Danish:

Obverse: arbeidsom industrious. sparse abdru. trust and good treats the human being blessing and fornoieligt brother all the life 18 days. 01.

Reverse: by good action and country salutary assiduity from lieutenant h. v. buchvald

I know ... it doesn't really help much