WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring Size:7.75 We always buy these when

We always buy these when we find them

A cool antique coral amulet dating from the mid Victorian period

An amazing ancient signet ring

"Search in this head and you will find his qualities - his weapons: petrol and dum-dum - death - his friend Franz-Joseph - a pig and the German eagle - the cathedral of Reims - a parrot - a viper and Mephisto"

WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring Size:7.75 We always buy these whenDATE: WW1, 1914 This ring has something of an unusual story to tell It comprises a band of iron set with rose gold inner emblazoned with the words "Gold gab ich fr Eifen 1914 O. S. K." or I Gave Gold For Iron. In an effort to raise money to fight the first war, the Austro Hungarian empire revived an idea from 100 years earlier: request that citizens donated their gold jewellery to the government in exchange for iron jewellery. The first time round,