The coin is smaller than a U.S. nickel. First, a small hole is drilled into the coin, then a very fine jeweler's saw blade is inserted through the hole and worked around the coin's design, cutting away the background, thus leaving the coin's figure floating inside its outer edge. The figure is then selectively layered in brilliant gold and silver. All of this work is done by hand.
Each work of art comes in a jewelry box on a copper rope chain layered in 14K gold.
