WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring stick pins glass-fronted locket compartment underneath

glass-fronted locket compartment underneath

and is crafted in 15 karat gold throughout

It's modelled in 15k gold and dates from circa 1870

Blue Moonstone and Old Mine Cut Diamonds

WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring stick pins glass-fronted locket compartment underneathDATE: WW1, 1914 This ring has something of an unusual story to tell It comprises a band of iron set with rose gold inner emblazoned with the words "Gold gab ich fr Eifen 1914 O. S. K." or I Gave Gold For Iron. In an effort to raise money to fight the first war, the Austro Hungarian empire revived an idea from 100 years earlier: request that citizens donated their gold jewellery to the government in exchange for iron jewellery. The first time round,