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Sow and Piglets flourishing family
Recycled Irish Sow with piglets coin The half-pence coin was a pre-decimal coin with a beautiful sow with piglets design. Each one of these lovely Irish Pig half penny pieces is totally hand cut and recycled, green in more ways than one! Again these sweet little coins make perfect little lucky charms, pendants and key ring charms.
The Irish half penny featuring a sow and piglets, designed by Percy Metcalfe, symbolizes Irish culture and agriculture, particularly the importance of swine to Irish farming. The design was chosen despite initial controversy due to its potential connection to derogatory “Paddy and his pig” cartoons, as pork and bacon were significant Irish exports!
The coin’s sow and wee piglets bring to mind prosperity and fertility, with swine traditionally associated with abundance and good fortune. The pig was a common farm animal in Ireland, and the coin design aimed to represent Irish identity and heritage.
The sow and piglets can be seen as symbols of fertility, abundance, and family, contributing to a positive and hopeful image for the nation.
Through the ages of time flourish designs are representative of movement, transformation, and vitality, often representing the unseen energy behind growth, beauty, and creative expression. This allows me the perfect opportunity to compliment the lovely Irish hare coin with a design which aligns with the spirit of the animal and the coin.
As decorative elements, they transform simple lines into something rich and meaningful, evoking emotions and themes that words alone cannot always capture.
Inspired by flora, the flourishes mimic curling vines and unfurling leaves. These designs symbolize the natural world’s cycles of growth, renewal, and resilience, much like a relationship that grows and matures over time. The organic, flowing lines suggest a living, breathing energy.
Using deeply engraved Flourishes I am attempting to symbolize immortality, longevity, and the abundance of nature. The ancient and widespread use of these motifs connects humanity to the enduring, timeless power of the natural world.
The carved flourishes are a prime example of “emotion in motion”. The sweeping, dynamic curves and loops can convey a range of feelings, from playful and whimsical to elegant and serious
Size : Approx diameter 26 mm
Karen –
Beautiful Coin coins with flourishes
I ordered 2 lovely cut coins with flourishes – Jenny Wren and Irish Sow with piglets. Both were impeccably cut and designed. I love them both and get compliments when I wear them. Fantastic artwork!