Old Victoria Silver coin earrings, East India Company 1/4 Rupee coins minted in the year 1840 in India, made to earrings in Sydney with hand-worked Sterling Silver.
These East India Company coins were minted under strict controls and were always of very high Silver content 91.6%, highly valued throughout India and beyond as a store of wealth and, when worn in necklaces and on headdresses etc, as a sign of wealth and privilege; this coinage underpinned British business in India.
These two coins show virtually no wear, and would have been stored since being minted. Such early Victoria Silver Rupee coins are now rare and increasingly costly.