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Spike brooch from Bhutan. The spike brooch consists of a large, silver, engraved ring to which a silver pin is attached, with one end of the pin rolled around the ring. Also attached to the ring is a coin chain consisting of 5 coins linked by six rings. One Indian coin is dated 1974 and the other four coins are Bhutanese chetrums.
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