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ENAMELED BRITISH COIN FROM QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBIL

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Chain: 20" Sterling Silver. Diameter: 1.3" Diameter. Metal: Handcrafted Sterling Silver Frame. The craft of hand enameling coins developed during the reign of Queen Victoria. During Victoria`s golden jubilee in 1887, thousands of coins were elaborately enameled for use in brooches, stickpins and cufflinks. The enamel usually followed the outline of the coin design, with each color applied in individual layers. This sterling silver florin, dated 1887, was issued especially for the Queen's jubilee. The enameling is a beautiful example of this long lost craft. The reverse has the image of Queen Victoria with the legend Victoria "Dei Gratia" which is "by the Grace of God". This coin in a handcrafted sterling silver frame is on a 20" sterling silver necklace. A beautiful example of a hand enameled coin, it includes a descriptive card about the history of British enameled coins.

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