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Rasta Lion Coin Pendant — .925 Silver & Brass Two-Tone
SKU: 2843
You wear the lion because it means something — not because it showed up on a trend list. This rasta lion pendant sets a brass lion mid-roar inside a .925 sterling silver coin frame, with "One Rasta, One Love, Heart Vibrations" engraved around the edge in Old English script. Flip the pendant over and you'll find cannabis leaves stamped across the entire back of the silver ring, plus a .925 hallmark at the bottom right. Two metals, two sides, one message.
Best Suited For
If you follow Rastafarian culture — The engraved "One Love, Heart Vibrations" text isn't decorative filler. It's a deliberate message in deep-cut Gothic lettering, and the cannabis leaf reverse is a cultural nod stamped into the silver — not a sticker or etching that rubs off.
If you collect two-tone jewelry — The brass lion against oxidized silver creates a warm gold-on-grey contrast that changes over time. Brass darkens slower than silver oxidizes, so the lion stays brighter while the frame develops a deeper patina around it.
If you want a mid-size pendant — At 34mm × 40mm and 15 grams, this coin-style piece sits flat against the chest without flipping or dragging your chain sideways. It's visible under an open collar but doesn't dominate a layered look.
What Wearing It Actually Feels Like
The open-back construction keeps the weight down — 15 grams for a 40mm piece means you forget it's there after a few minutes. From behind, the pendant shows the raw casting shape of the lion's mane and jaw rather than a smooth finished surface. That's not a flaw — it's how two-piece casting works when a brass element is set into a silver frame.
The Old English text starts collecting tarnish in the recesses within a few weeks of regular wear. And that actually helps — the darkened background makes the raised silver letters pop harder, so "One Love" becomes more readable over time rather than less. If you want to keep the text bright and even, a polishing cloth resets it in about two minutes.
The brass lion holds its warm golden tone longer than the silver frame stays bright. After a month or two, you get this natural two-tone effect where the lion glows against a slightly grey frame — some people prefer that aged look over the fresh-out-of-the-box polish.
The Details That Matter
What People Want to Know
Q: Is the lion head brass or gold-plated?
Solid brass — not gold plating over another metal. Brass won't peel or flake the way plating does. It darkens slightly with wear, but a quick pass with a brass polishing cloth brings the warm golden tone right back.
Q: What chain fits the bail on this pendant?
The bail accommodates chains up to about 4mm thick. A 2–3mm sterling silver curb or box chain in the 20–24 inch range lets the coin shape hang flat and stay visible under an open collar. Heavier chains tend to overpower a 15g pendant.
Q: Will the engraved text wear off over time?
No — the Gothic letters are deeply cut into the silver, not surface-etched. The recesses actually darken with natural tarnish, which increases the contrast between the raised letters and the background. The text gets more readable with age, not less.
Q: What does the back of the pendant look like?
The silver ring back has cannabis leaf stamps pressed around the entire circumference, plus a .925 hallmark at the bottom. The lion head's reverse shows its raw casting shape — the mane and jaw outline are visible but unpolished. It's an open-back design, not a sealed coin.
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For a Rastafarian pendant with a more religious angle, the Lion of Judah Cross Pendant pairs the same lion motif with a gold-accented cross in a two-tone silver and gold design.