Posted 8 years ago
racer4four
(586 items)
There is a bit of family history here. After WWII ended my father completed his civil engineering degree as a mature student and one of his first jobs was in New Guinea, helping make roads to mountain villages. At that time New Guinea was an Australian administered territory and it was relatively common for Australians to be seconded to work there. My parents had only recently married but Mum stayed in Australia until my brother was born in 1951.
Whilst in New Guinea Dad had this necklace, earrings, and bracelet made for my mother. The coins themselves have been silver plated but the chain and findings have tested as silver. I do recall Mum wearing these in the 1960s.
The coins date from 1935 to 1949.
Your OOAK jewelry has such great memories!
How wonderful Karen, they must be very special to you. I love when people post family history pieces.
Thanks for posting...
Love it, and your family story as well!
What a great set and the story behind it is even more wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Bonnie, these do:)
Judy I like the family things that are probably close to worthless monetarily but mean more than that. I really have very little of it.
Thanks Lentilka and Scott for the love and comments. I appreciate that you liked the jewellery and the history!
I know what you mean Karen, the really special pieces that have so much sentimental value are priceless. I have very little of it too.....
Priceless, both the jewelry and family story.
Thanks, Thomas, I appreciate your love and comment.
Val, I thought it was an interesting idea. Maybe because the coins were a nice shape with the holes in them this was an idea that others in PNG did too. Thanks for the love.
Thanks, Blade. One of the few bits of jewellery from my side of the family so I love them too.
Are you sure those coins are not silver ???
Excellent question Kevin. I remember them getting silver plated at one stage in the 1980s at Dad's request which is why I said they were plated.
I checked the coins out on a coin site and they apparently are silver , equivalent to 0.19 troy ounces each . I'm not sure of the purity.
Possibly this is why they were chosen for the jewellery in the first place.
What wonderful provenance!
I allways enjoy reading your wonderful family history racer4four:)
Love the jewellery too!
Thanks between the lens. Knowing about them is a very good thing.
Thanks so much Betty. I really need to write some stuff down for my kids so they know a bit of history too.