Golden coins and traditions

Received a custom order to crochet around this old French 20 Franc Gold Rooster/ Coq Gaulois. 

Although French 20 Franc “Roosters” are perhaps the most common of the European gold coins, they remain relatively scarce and of historical importance (notice the date: 1913)

In Switzerland there is a tradition to give the 'Vreneli' (Swiss 20 SFR gold coin) as a birthpresent to a god-child.

It is said, that whenever something terrible should happen in life, and no more money is left, this coin could be used to buy the most necessary things in life. 

Being half Swiss, half Belgian, and having a mother that is called Verena (Vreneli when she was little) both my kids received this coin upon birth. 

 

 Love to capture memories in crochet!

Holiday souvenir

Out of the banknote I've made one woven paperbead necklace and a pair of earrings.

I hope I will make someone happy with this.

Weekendwork

 

Some springpastels and some cheerful summercolors for these new items.

Holiday memories ?

Copper 2 eurocent coins from Europe - Germany and France - silk crochet work and a bead on a copper chain. 

Holiday memory ? French or German roots ? Special occasion in the year the coins where issued ? Just cute ?

So many reasons ...  
 

Old copper coin part 2

Found a load of old Belgian copper coins in my cupboard.  Started to sort them in the different decades from 1950 untill 2002. 

 1950 - 1960 - 1970 - 1980 (most of them) - 1990 

 

The row on the right has been cleaned and polished

Here you can see the former blogpost with an old copper coin.

Old copper coin pendant

 

An old belgian copper coin that was used from 1952 untill 2002