Thousands answered, trading in gold rings for cash as a symbol of their desire to revive their country.
Rolexes, chunky gold rings and other ostentatious jewelry abound.
Mrs Rodgers also discovered some of her jewellery was missing, including gold rings, earrings, chains and a rectangular pendant given to her by her late husband, Roy, on their 50th wedding anniversary.
"We can't be seen as guys sitting around with gold pinky rings, " he snaps.
He and his wife recently sold their gold wedding rings to buy food.
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When she gestured with her hands, she flashed gold and diamond rings with the SM design, part of her Celestial Jewelry collection--available by catalog as well. (Also for sale: Celestial purses, hats, gold dinnerware, chopsticks, inspirational videos, floor lamps.) A petite woman with long, dark brown hair that cascades past her shoulders, the Supreme Master is passionate, earthy (she says she needs a husband) and more fun than the average saint.
Locals also wonder how the marines could have mistaken the simply dressed goatherder for the drug-smugglers they say regularly slink across their land, glittering with gold chains and extravagant rings.
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The "One Ring", which plays a central role in Lord of the Rings, is also gold and contains an inscription in a fictional language called the "Black Speech of Mordor".
All of the rings consist of two interchangeable curved gold bands of various colors that are joined together.
The rings are set in 14-carat gold.
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Two other pieces exemplify what Rosenthal calls "thread" rings: Minute diamonds are set into fine gold and platinum wires threaded around the finger.
Oversized cocktail rings encasing large black onyx gems inside lacy white-gold cages, where the stones are visible through the pattern, were a cornerstone of the design aesthetic.
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Almost all the gold ever found on the earth is still sitting around, in forms ranging from wedding rings to bullion in central bank vaults.
The Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto, who, in the 1976 Games, in Montreal, stuck his dismount from the rings on a broken leg and helped his team win the all-around gold medal, gave another.
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