SOLD European Coin Earrings
October 2nd, 2009 by Jen
I made these one-of-a-kind earrings with 5-pfennig coins, fleur-de-lis charms, and faceted Czech glass. Hanging from brass leverback earwires. Only one pair available, the item shown here is exactly the one you will receive. Earrings measure 2 inches long, not including earwires (image is enlarged to show details).
The coins themselves are a bit of a history lesson. One reads “Bank Deutscher Lander 1949,” and was one of the first coins circulated in the German Federal Republic after WWII. Uncirculated coins of this type can be worth as much as $50, according to online sources. The other coin, which features the same image but reads “Bundesrepublick Deutchland 1950,” is a standard circulation coin issued from 1950-1999, and removed from circulation when the euro was adopted in 2002. The coins feature oak leaves on the obverse, and wheat on the reverse. The fleur-de-lis, or “lily,” is an old European symbol, often associated with France but widely used as a design motif.




