Ring with 1936 British Schilling inscriptions

[Guest Thomas V]

I have in my possesion a ring with complete inscriptions that comes from a 1936 two schilling coin , King George V Florin vintage. It's written on the inside of the ring with crown insignia. The outside of the ring is smooth and worn with what appears to be some remaining small pock marks that I can't make out.

Anyone come across anything like this? My father spent time in England during WWII for a time and I think it was his. Origin unknown since he left it behind after he passed away.

Send me an email at tomsparadise@yahoo.com if you might have some idea why it's in a ring form instead of a coin. The inscriptions read as follows: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT OMN REX IND IMP ONE FLORIN.

Thanks,

Tom

[kuhli]

Those rings were very common among the US GI's in WWII. With a lot of spare time on their hands, they would use their canteen spoons to literally beat the edges of the coin until it flattened out, then they would use their can-openers to cut out the middle. The UK florins were the perfect size to make a ring out of, and the silver is a nice soft metal to shape. Modern rings are often found from US half dollars, too.