WW2 Resistance Queen Wilhelmina 25 and 10 cents Silver Cufflinks

A PAIR OF SILVER CUFFLINKS MADE FROM QUARTERS AND DIMES. PERIOD 1936 - 1941. BOTH 25 CENTS ARE DATED 1941 AND ONE 10 CENTS IS DATED 1936 AND THE OTHER 1939.
 
PROBABLY MADE AND USED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AS AN ACT OF SILENT RESISTANCE. MANY DUTCH WORE SIMILAR CUFFLINKS AS A SIGN OF RESISTANCE AGAINST THE GERMAN OCCUPIER DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THESE TYPE OF COIN CUFFLINKS WERE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY PROMINENTLY DISPLAY THE IMAGE OF QUEEN WILHELMINA. BY WEARING IT YOU WOULD INDICATE YOU ARE LOYAL TO THE DUTCH ROYAL FAMILY.
 
ALL OF THE COINS ARE .640 SILVER AND FEATURE WILHELMINA, A 20TH CENTURY QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS. EACH CUFFLINK CONSISTS OF A 10 CENT AND 25 CENT PIECE. UNTIL 1941 SILVER COINS WERE MINTED BUT IN 1942 ZINC COINS WERE USED BECAUSE THE GERMANS USED THE SILVER FOR THEIR WAR INDUSTRY.

THE CUFFLINKS ARE IN LOVELY ANTIQUE CONDITION. PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS.

DIMENSIONS: DIAMETER 25 CENTS 19MM AND 10 CENTS 15MM
COMBINED WEIGHT 10.9 G.
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
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