{"product_id":"medio-balboa-conquistador-pendant","title":"Medio Balboa Coin Pendant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"vh-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE STORY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historic Medio Balboa coin depicts an armored profile beneath a distinctive morion helmet. This version keeps the recognizable armor, helmet, and MEDIO BALBOA inscription, but replaces the human portrait with a skull. What was once a commemorative image becomes something closer to memento mori — the identity disappears while the symbols surrounding it remain, turning a familiar piece of coin imagery into a reflection on history, mortality, and what survives us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHAT IT REPRESENTS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e — The altered portrait reflects how people disappear while the images and stories attached to them continue through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMortality\u003c\/strong\u003e — Replacing the face with a skull strips away individual identity and reveals the ending shared beneath every title and reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy\u003c\/strong\u003e — The surviving armor and inscription represent the symbols, stories, and traces that can remain long after the person is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDESIGN HIGHLIGHTS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkull reinterpretation of the Balboa portrait with distinctive morion helmet and armor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrnate scrollwork surrounding the armored profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMEDIO BALBOA inscription preserved around the composition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour-prong open setting — no drilling or soldering; coin removable as a collectible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEagle design on reverse — full coin back preserved and wearable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin: Copper base, silver-plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting: Copper base, silver-plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChain: Stainless steel (Complete Necklace option only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Antique silver tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin diameter: 38 mm (approx. 1.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable as: Coin Only \/ Complete Necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote: Modern replica coin — not original currency or legal tender.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VEILHINGE","offers":[{"title":"Coin Only","offer_id":55471610888483,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Complete Necklace","offer_id":55471610921251,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/7768\/8611\/files\/medio-balboa-conquistador-morion-helmet-coin-pendant-necklace.jpg?v=1786702325","url":"https:\/\/veilhinge.com\/products\/medio-balboa-conquistador-pendant","provider":"VEILHINGE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}