Indian One-Sided Coin Ring

A coin that stopped circulating and started commuting.

This one-sided coin ring comes from India and is made of 21 karat gold. Gold has long served Indian families as both savings and adornment, and turning a coin into something worn kept its value close at hand. The face is irregular, its edge left uneven, with a rayed flower set in a round central depression. A band of raised script runs along the top. Crescents, scrolls and a small shell-like form crowd the rest of the field, and the plain band tapers away behind it.

Spending it now would involve a jeweler.