Pilla Pearl Necklace with Indian Head Eagle and 18K Yellow Gold Connector

The collection “Pilla”, which means wealth in the Sardinian language, mounts antique coins in a celebration and a testament to history. This elegant pearl necklace features an an antique “Indian Head” Eagle, a ten-dollar gold coin struck by the United States Mint from 1907 until 1933. Commissioned by Theodore Roosevelt to the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the obverse features a left-facing bust of Liberty wearing a Native American war bonnet, as per the President’s wish: “I feel very strongly that on at least one coin we ought to have the Indian feather headdress. It is distinctly American, and very picturesque.”

• 10,5 mm freshwater cultured pearls

• available sizes: medium 60cm, long 80cm

• 18k yellow gold mounting and connector clasp

• U.S.A. ten-dollar Indian Head Eagle coin

• Obverse: Liberty holding a torch and olive branch, backed by the rays of the Sun

• Reverse: An eagle in flight, “In God we trust”

• encapsulated in plexiglass

• coin measures 27 mm in diameter

• coin weighs 17.7 gr of 900‰ pure gold

• Made in Italy