VOC (Dutch East India Company) Bronze Coin Pendant

Old dark coin has been given a polished silver frame and a hanging loop.

This VOC (Dutch East India Company) bronze coin pendant is from the Netherlands, and is ca. 1746. It is bronze & sterling silver. The Dutch East India Company, known as the VOC, was chartered in 1602 and became a major trading power in Asia before it was dissolved in 1799. Round bronze-toned disc shows a crowned shield with a standing lion, framed in a bright silver bezel. A bail with a small decorative bug-like shape sits at the top, and the coin face shows wear. It is 1 inches long and 1.25 high.

The lion stays serious, even upgraded to a pendant.