WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring mid century Stones: Blue sapphire & old

Stones: Blue sapphire & old mine cut diamonds

but on closer inspection the stones had a much brighter lustre

Ring size: O or 7

It's heavy and substantial - clearly no expense spared - with the most lovely antique patina and width of a little over 5mm

The head and band are assumed to be a later marriage

WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring mid century Stones: Blue sapphire & oldI Gave Gold For Iron A First World War patriotic iron ring with cross. 1914 wasn't the first time a European empire had offered iron jewellery in exchange for the gold jewellery of its citizens. The Prussians ran a very similar scheme in the face of Napoleon's rampage a century earlier (indeed, as did Mussolini's fascist government in Italy a few decades later). Here was the deal in 1914 Austria Hungary: "We need money for the war effort, so women