Among the more graphic men’s designs created during the original Links of London years, the Pound Coin Cufflinks stand out for their unmistakably British character.

Crafted in sterling silver, the cufflinks take the visual language of British coinage and turn it into a polished accessory for the shirt cuff. Each front has a shaped coin-like outline, a prominent pound sterling symbol at its centre and the Links of London name arranged around the border.

The result is witty, recognisable and closely connected to the identity of the original London jewellery house.

Vintage Links of London Pound Coin Cufflinks sterling silver

A Design Inspired by British Coinage

The cufflinks are not reproductions of a particular circulating coin. Instead, they borrow from the distinctive geometry associated with British currency.

Their seven-sided form recalls the shape of familiar 50 pence and 20 pence coins, both of which departed from the conventional circular outline used by most modern coinage. Earlier British monetary systems also included coins with distinctive shapes and edges, giving shaped currency a longer place within the country’s visual history.

Links of London drew on that familiar design language without copying the face of an existing coin. The outer form establishes the reference, while the central pound symbol makes the British inspiration immediately clear.

Links of London silver coin cufflinks with pound symbols

The Pound Symbol as a Design Motif

At the centre of each cufflink is a large £ symbol. Removed from a banknote, price tag or coin, the symbol becomes a piece of graphic design in its own right.

Its curved upper section and horizontal strokes contrast with the angular outer edge of the cufflink. That balance gives the design much of its visual strength: the front is compact and geometric, but not severe.

Around the pound symbol, the Links of London name follows the perimeter of the coin-style face. This gives the cufflinks the appearance of specially issued pieces of currency, as though the name of the jewellery house had replaced the conventional inscriptions of a British coin.

British coin inspired Links of London cufflinks front view

A Distinctly London Design

British references appeared throughout the original Links of London collections. Some designs used obvious London landmarks, while others relied on familiar national symbols, everyday objects or visual details associated with British life.

The Pound Coin Cufflinks belong to the latter tradition. They do not depict a landmark or reproduce a flag. Instead, they use something encountered almost every day and transform it through scale, material and craftsmanship.

That approach feels particularly characteristic of Links of London. The design is rooted in place, but it remains elegant enough to be worn beyond the context that inspired it.

Seven sided sterling silver pound coin cufflinks

From Currency to Cufflink

A coin is designed to be handled, exchanged and carried. A cufflink is designed to be seen in smaller, more deliberate moments: beneath a jacket sleeve, beside a watch or against the edge of a formal shirt cuff.

By translating the appearance of a coin into sterling silver jewellery, Links of London changed both its material and its purpose. The familiar shape becomes decorative, the pound symbol becomes expressive, and the object moves from the pocket to the wrist.

The polished finish also gives the design a different relationship with light. The raised edges, engraved lettering and central symbol create small changes in reflection across the face of each cufflink, making the details clearer as the wearer moves.

Links of London cufflinks engraved with pound sterling symbols

Designed for the Shirt Cuff

The fronts are joined to oval swivel fittings by curved sterling silver bars. This traditional construction allows the cufflinks to pass easily through the buttonholes of a double cuff before the backs are rotated into position.

The curved bars also give the cufflinks depth when worn, holding the coin-style fronts slightly away from the fabric. From the front, however, the mechanism remains largely concealed, leaving the pound motif as the dominant feature.

At approximately 16mm wide, the fronts have enough scale to be clearly recognisable without becoming oversized. They sit confidently on a formal shirt while retaining the neat proportions expected of a classic cufflink.

Vintage Links of London coin cufflinks with swivel backs

Links of London Men’s Jewellery

Although Links of London is often remembered for its bracelets and charms, the original house also developed a substantial range of men’s accessories.

Cufflinks offered an ideal setting for the brand’s more architectural and graphic ideas. Unlike many sentimental charm designs, they could use bold symbols, strong geometry and repeated patterns while still remaining practical.

Sterling silver Links of London currency design cufflinks

The Pound Coin Cufflinks are a particularly clear example. Their design is playful, but the polished sterling silver and restrained scale keep them suitable for formal wear.

Pound symbol cufflinks hallmarked Links of London

A Collectable British Design

For collectors of original Links of London jewellery, cufflinks provide a different view of the brand from its better-known charm archive.

They reveal how familiar ideas were adapted for menswear, often with a sharper and more graphic visual language. The Pound Coin design is especially interesting because it combines British identity, typography and jewellery construction within a single compact object.

Links of London coin style cufflinks angled view

The dated hallmark also places surviving examples within the chronology of the original house. The pair held in The Vault is marked LL, 925 with a date letter for 2011.

In The Vault

The vintage pair now held in The Vault has been professionally cleaned and polished and remains in good vintage condition. The cufflinks retain their original oval swivel backs and curved connecting bars, with the 2011 hallmark applied to the bar.

They are also accompanied by their original Links of London box. The box shows marks and wear from years of storage, reflecting its age and history, while continuing to form part of the surviving presentation of the pair.

Links of London coin cufflinks with original box

The Links of London Pound Coin Cufflinks are a compact but distinctive example of the original house’s design language: British in inspiration, polished in execution and playful without losing their formality.

Links of London coin cufflinks with original box