Denmark Little Mermaid coin necklace. Copenhagen Little Mermaid fare token

kr. 80,00

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A mermaid coin pendant necklace made with a Copenhagen Tramways token depicting The Little Mermaid sculpture in Copenhagen harbor, Langelinie, which is based on the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairytale from 1837 and inspired by a ballet! Read the fascinating history of the sculpture in the description…
The coin token is placed on a gold plated infinity ring.

Description

Danish Little Mermaid coin necklace with a vintage Copenhagen Tramways coin token from 1966-1967 as coin pendant depicting The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen harbor, Langelinie.
The coin token is placed on a gold plated infinity ring.

The pendant length is ~24mm (¹⁵/₁₆”) including:
* Gold plated infinity ring
* Brass coin
– weight: 3.2 grams
– diameter: 20.5mm (¹³/₁₆”)
NOTE: Please read more about the coin in the last of the shown photos!

The necklace comes with a 1.3mm round black cord (waxed faux leather, 46cm/18″) with silver colored extension and lobster claw clasp (as shown in the photo).

You get the coin item nicely packed in a handmade box together with a coin info sheet...
...and you will get the actual shown coin.

It is a genuine circulated coin which Ole collected many years ago.
It may have slight marks and stains and show signs of wear and age.

If you have any questions -
- please don't hesitate to ask!

The history behind the sculpture of "The Little Mermaid" ("Den Lille Havfrue"):
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The Little Mermaid sculpture you see on the coin is a bronze statue on a big granite stone.
It was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairytale about a mermaid who gives up everything to be united with a young, handsome prince on land. Every morning and evening she swims to the surface from the bottom of the sea and, perched on her rock in the water, she stares longingly towards the shore hoping to catch a glimpse of her beloved prince.

It was made by sculptor Edvard Eriksen and unveiled 23rd August 1913 in the water at Langelinie Pier as a gift from the Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the City of Copenhagen.

Carl Jacobsen fell in love with the character after watching a ballet performance based on the fairy tale at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. He was so captivated by both the fairy tale and the ballet that he commissioned the sculptor Edvard Eriksen to create a sculpture of the mermaid, inspired by ballerina Ellen Price, who in 1909 danced the lead role in the ballet The Little Mermaid at the Royal Theatre. However, Ellen Price would not model in the nude for sculptor Edvard Eriksen.
Thus Eriksen’s wife, Eline Eriksen, posed for the sculpture of The Little Mermaid.
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Owie&Ole

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Additional information

Coin diameter

21mm/0.83"

Coin material

Brass

Coin weight

3.2 grams