Pink is a pale red color; the use of the word for the color we know today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century The color Pink itself is a combination of red and white. Other hues of pink may be combinations of rose and white, magenta and white, or orange and white. Roseus is a Latin word meaning "rosy" or "pink." Lucretius used the word to describe the dawn in his epic poem On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura). The word is also used in the binomial names of several species, such as the Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus) and Catharanthus roseus. In most Indo-European languages, the color pink is called rosa. The color pink is named after the flowers called pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. The name derives from the frilled edge of the flowers—the verb "to pink" dates from the 14th century and means "to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern" (possibly from German "pinken" = to peck). As noted and referenced above, the word “pink” was first used as a noun to refer to the color we know today as pink in the late 17th century. The verb sense of the word “pink” continues to be used today in the name of the hand tool known as pinking shears. link

Made from Vintage Helvetia coins, one side shorn with stalks of wheat for prosperity, the other with a single cross. Vintage dark pink jade and faceted vintage orange swarovski crystals have been used to adorn the bronzed antiqued bases. 2 3/4" in Length You won't see another pair quite like these anytime soon!