Ring

Collection object


2000.0192
D. 1.9 W. 0.5 - 0.3 Wt. 1.6
Ring, finger ring, silver, made from a coin by Vincent Kenny at Gormanston internment camp, 1921 - 1923. Plain band narrowing from the top, where there is a circular hollow containing fragments of green glass. On the inside, there is a central raised band around, and to each side of it, parts of the original coin surface. Legible are 'Georgius V Dei Gra Britt Omn Rex' to one side, 'One Shilling' and, the opposite way up, 'Fid Def Ind Imp'.


Vincent Kenny (associated with)