Mini Wilhelmina Coin & Crystal Necklace

About the Designer:

During her travels across the globe, designer Briana Erin has collected antique coins from their native regions. She incorporates fragments and elements into her designs, creating wearable, historic treasures. The coins in her designs are reproductions or sections taken from the originals.

About the Piece:

Swarovski crystal bezel, Coin pendant is 21mm / 0.85" in diameter (approximately the size of a U.S. nickel), 20" adjustable 1.3mm box chain with silicone slider bead and lobster clasp closure, Coin is a reproduction of the original, Designed to layer

About the Coin:

Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria (1880–1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw the First and the Second world wars, the Dutch economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial power. Outside the Netherlands she is primarily remembered for her role in World War II, in which she proved to be a great inspiration to the Dutch resistance. By 1948, Wilhelmina was the only survivor of the 16 European kings and one queen who were sitting on their thrones at the time of her coronation in 1898. Queen Wilhelmina also had a keen understanding of business matters and her investments made her the world's richest woman, as well as the world's first female billionaire. Top coin minted, 1932 & bottom coin minted, 1921.