Coin jewellery

One of three items of traditional costume of the Red Dzao people of North West Vietnam, ornamented with coins:

One of three items of traditional costume of the Red Dzao people of North West Vietnam, ornamented with coins:

One of two banknotes (Isle of Man, USA), and 124 19th- and 20th-century coins (United Kingdom 31, Guernsey 19, Jersey 21, Isle of Man 2, New Zealand 1, Irish Republic 45, Bhutan? 1, Chile 1, Mauritius 1, Vatican 2). Many of these have been purchased from coin dealers specifically to fill gaps in our collection.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

Coin bracelet, traditional costume of a woman of the Lamani tribe, India; with four Indian 25-paise coins, dated 1973, 1974 and 1987 (x 2), groups of bells.

One modern imitation of a gold Ottoman coin

One of six items from the estate of Dame Elizabeth Hill (1900-97), Emeritus Professor of Slavonic Studies, Cambridge:

Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Confessor (1042-66)
Moneyer: Leofwold
Mint: Ipswich

Fourpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)

¼ franc

Maker(s)

State: Switzerland (Struck in the name of)

5 cents

Maker(s)

State: United States of America (Struck in the name of)

Threepence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10) (Struck in the name of)

10 cents

Maker(s)

State: United States of America (Struck in the name of)

Dollar

Maker(s)

State: United States of America (Struck in the name of)

Sovereign (coin)

Maker(s)

State: Switzerland (Struck in the name of)

5 lira

Maker(s)

State: San Marino (Struck in the name of)

Copper alloy bracelet, with nine imitation coins of ‘QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND’ attached. Purchased in Duras (dep. Lot-et-Garonne, France), August 2008.

The coin has been mounted with a hinged pin (partly surviving) and catch-plate arranged to display the ornate cross motif of the Rev, which has been gilded. The gilding appears to extend over the head of one of the rivets, indicating that the coin was gilded after the brooch was made. The adaptation of coins in this way is a feature of the later 11th and early 12th century.

Maker(s)

Mint: Winchester
Ruler: William I (1066-87)

Brooch

Maker(s)

Unknown

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30) (After)

One modern coin

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint

UK, George V, farthing, 1911, treated as jewellery with head cut out in silhouette.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-36)

Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anonymous

Threepence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian (After)

Threepence

Maker(s)

Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian (After)