This Penny speaks in pictures—just as they once did in the age of clever courtship and carefully encoded sentiment. On one side: a bee, a yew tree, and a deer. Be you, dear. A quiet affirmation for the self or someone you love: you are enough, exactly as you are.
On the reverse: an eye, an anchor (symbol of hope), a yew, and a well. I hope you are well. A message as timeless as it is tender. This rebus is based on a beloved 19th-century seal in my personal collection, now reimagined to pair with a new expression of care.
Meant to be used, gifted, or kept close, the Rebus Penny revives the poetic shorthand of an earlier era—where language was a puzzle, affection an art form, and beauty a means of communication.
Fits the Hastings Étui. Created to seal letters, mark moments, and remind us of who we are beneath the noise.