RARE FIND! – Antique WWI Sweetheart Coin Brooch featuring ZAR + British Coinage.
An extraordinary and historically rich sweetheart brooch, created during First World War (circa 1914–1918). This sentimental jewel beautifully blends British military pride with South African patriotic symbolism, making it a highly collectible crossover piece.
A striking brass cap badge of the British Yorkshire Regiment—its crowned insignia and regimental cypher proudly honouring a soldier’s service.
Centrepiece:A striking brass cap badge of the British Yorkshire Regiment—its crowned insignia and regimental cypher proudly honouring a soldier’s service.
Flanking Coins:
Two genuine British sterling silver 3 pence coins—
• One depicting Queen Victoria
• One depicting King George V
—symbolising generational allegiance to the Crown.
Suspended Drop Coin:
A 1896 Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) 3 Pence silver coin hangs below, radiating Boer-war era history.
During WWI, soldiers abroad often sent “sweetheart jewelry” to loved ones back home—wearable keepsakes that signified love, pride, and connection. The combination of a Yorkshire Regiment badge with both British and South African silver coinage suggests a fascinating personal story:
Perhaps a Yorkshire soldier stationed in South Africa, or a South African volunteer serving with the British forces during WWI.
The ZAR coin—issued before the fall of the Boer Republic—adds another powerful layer, representing the fusion of once-opposed nations under a new shared wartime cause.
Pieces of this nature are seldom encountered, especially with a ZAR coin included, making this a stand-out historical hybrid, rich with Boer War legacy and WWI emotional resonance.
Measurements : The brooch measures 5.1cm x 4.4cm.Each of the silver coins measure 1.6cm in diameter.The brooch with a weight of 7.5grams.
