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Mini-medal key ring silver finishing

€3.00
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Weight 100 g
Useful item Silver finishingUseful accessory which decorates and allows not to lose his keys, the key ring is an inevitable item. Monnaie de Paris decided to develop key rings where it is possible to put a mini medal inside to customize the key ri...
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Mini-medal key ring silver finishing
€3.00

    Description

    • Useful item
    • Silver finishing

    Useful accessory which decorates and allows not to lose his keys, the key ring is an inevitable item. Monnaie de Paris decided to develop key rings where it is possible to put a mini medal inside to customize the key ring. 
    The mini-medal key ring gold finishing is composed by a hook and a silver finishing chain put to a sleeve for the mini-medal. 

    Our craftman

    • THE ENAMELLER

      Our creations are enamelled using a rare technique known as grand feu enamelling. Another workshop sends the enameller a decoration, piece of jewellery or struck medal with hollow spaces on its surface. Using a dip pen, needle or brush, the enameller fills these hollows with enamel, which they have prepared themselves. The fixing of the variously coloured enamel powders is controlled by short, successive firings at 900 degrees.

    • THE MEDAL MINTER

      The medal minter transforms a blank into a medal, alternating between striking to bring out the relief and annealing to return the metal to a more malleable state. The blank is struck as many times as necessary, depending on the diameter, depth and detail of the engraving. Finally, surface treatments are applied to enhance the finished piece

    • THE ENGRAVER

      Trained at the best schools, they have the years of experience behind them necessary to master all aspects of the craft. Using industrial oil-based modelling clay and working from a design executed freehand or with CAD software, they skilfully fashion a low relief model in order to enhance the engraving and the way it catches the light. They work alternately with concave and convex plaster moulds until satisfied they have achieved the best 3D rendering of the design.

    • THE MINTER

      The first minters began to ply their trade in France when striking with a hammer appeared in the 4th century BC. Nowdays, minsters use press instead of a hammer. Their knowledge of dies, engraving and metals, and their expertise - passed seamlessly down from one generation to the next for centuries - guarantees the excellence of their work.