{"product_id":"60s-france-silver-bracelet-with-francs","title":"1960年代フランス製 フラン硬貨のシルバーブレスレット","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA vintage French silver chain bracelet from up to the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eIt is a quite heavy silver bracelet featuring 925 silver flat link chains with a robust, chunky feel,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003ewelded with 1800s French coins: a 5-franc piece and a 2-franc piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eIts boldness and weight are magnificent. My partner said that if it were theirs, they would remove the coins and wear it, which is also an option! Haha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eI am also struck by the sense of imbalance created by the two coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eIt features a vintage chain with French hallmarks indicating it is from up to the 1960s,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eand the insert-style clasp functions perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eAccessories with such coins actually have a very old history;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eit is said that it began in East Arab culture, where men would gift gold coins to women they had decided to marry,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eand the women would wear them as jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eGold coins held significant value just by their weight alone,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurely intended as a safeguard to be sold if something were to happen to them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eOver time, this practice shifted to using more affordable silver coins and was passed down in North Africa,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eand since that region was a French colony, they became franc coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eThe silver chains were made heavy so that the piece itself would hold value. (In fact, even at today’s silver market prices, it would likely fetch a pretty good price if sold! Haha.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eWithout knowing this story, I simply thought it looked cool. I bought it because I liked the \"odd\" feeling of having coins attached so boldly,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003ebut after learning about its origins and the originality that sets it apart from others, I’ve come to love it even more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eSince these were originally intended for women to wear, the length is on the shorter side, making it easy to fit a Japanese wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003ePlease love and cherish it for a long time to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003efree shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003ematerial - chain silver 925 \/ coin silver 900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003esize - 17.8cm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e model wrist - 14cm \/ 16cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eweight - 89.3g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003econdition - \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eNo issues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOTO.CZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097185829207,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/3097\/3881\/files\/IMG_8825_9e731e1a-9112-4af7-b101-013b7822bf63.jpg?v=1694707764","url":"https:\/\/totocz.com\/en\/products\/60s-france-silver-bracelet-with-francs","provider":"TOTO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}