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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 862872, member: 2844&quot;]I agree. I think coin jewellery is about as old as the use of coins, and certainly older than coin collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some cultures coin jewellery and coin belts are a sign of allegiance to the king or queen, in others a sign of wealth or an investment.</p><p>During WWII and just after there was an hausse in Dutch coin jewellery here in the Netherlands, as a sign of national pride.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most impressive coin belt I ever saw was on a local Gypsy. It was a thick leather belt with a width of about 25 cm/9.84&quot;, covered entirely with overlapping rows of big antique gold coins. No doubt a family heirloom, maybe it was most of the extended family&#039;s gold.</p><p>He was playing billiards in a village café.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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