This historical ring was created to commemorate the Siege de Paris. Its oval front is decorated in black enamel with the text 'Siege de Paris 1870-1871'.
The 1870–1871 Siege of Paris was a major event in the Franco-Prussian War where Prussian forces surrounded the city, leading to a harsh four-month starvation-based siege that concluded with a French surrender.
Its effects on Paris were severe: a political and social climate of anger, a brutal famine and increased death toll, and the subsequent political upheaval that led to the Paris Commune, a radical, short-lived revolutionary government that ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871, in the aftermath of France's defeat in the Franco-German War.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Ring size: US 8, UK Q, circumference 57,5 mm. The oval front measures 11 x 8 mm.
This ring cannot be sized.
Weight: 1.05 grams
Age: 19th Century, circa 1870s.
Material: an unspecified non-precious metal, likely brass.
Condition: In good antique condition with minor signs of wear, consistent with age.
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