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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 212511, member: 25&quot;]The mark on the clasp looks like a sterling lion passant. These charm bracelets made with Dutch silver coins are quite common for some reason, sometimes the braclets are made entirely of coins, and I have seen a lot of spoons made from the larger coins. </p><p>The unusual feature is that the coins are usually from the 1940s and usually, I imagine, soldiers pocket souvenirs. Later coins obviously mean this was made in the 60s, a period when such bracelets were popular. It appears to have been made on a piece of new chain, the older ones were usually recycled watch chain pieces, and on the watch chain examples every link has the lion mark. </p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the light weight and small size of the item it appears they were content to lion stamp just the clasp on this chain.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t remember the exact figures off hand but the coins are not sterling but about 0.750 fine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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