The sinque schei de mona coin has a diameter of 18mm: these handcrafted coins are all in 925 silver or in gilded or burnished silver; also made to order in 9 or 18 kt gold, they are also ideal for making a corporate gift or for other occasions. There are also those who use it to scratch off scratch cards as a talisman… Upon request it is also possible to make rings, cuffs, money clips, jacket pins, “5 schei de mona” earrings – the basic price refers to the coin normal in ungilded silver. To purchase your 5 schei de mona coins you can send an email to info@webjewels.it call us on 0415287549 or (also whatsapp) on 3299 14 35 98 – you can pay with Paypal, bank transfer, Postepay top-up, we will send you the necessary data for transactions. The coin will be packaged as a gift and will be accompanied by an information note.
The 5 schei de mona is a typical Venetian allegorical coin inscribed with the famous Venetian saying sinque schei de mona is good for everyone. If you wish to purchase it, it will be a Stra-Venetian gift for whoever receives it. Most likely the 5 schei de mona derive from the Austrian currency from a pfenning with the wording “schei de munze” which circulated when Lombardy-Veneto was under the Austrian Empire, between the end of the 18th century and the mid-19th century – Over time the Venetians for convenience they transformed the name into “Sinque schei de mona” therefore since the 40s and even before… these coins were produced by various goldsmiths when Venice (and Italy) still expressed the best of their cultural identity, which was very rare these days! Having 5 schei de mona in your pocket in Venice describes that when necessary you have to look a little stupid, in Venetian: Mona, to avoid having problems. Pretending not to understand, as a tactical expedient during a negotiation or discussion, can be an excellent method. A little like the Neapolitan saying “Fà o scem pe nun ghi a’war”: Play the fool so as not to go to war. In Naples, therefore, the lesson is to be willing to appear stupid to avoid a deadly situation such as war.
