In the book The Lord of the Rings, LOTR, Aragorn is shown wearing a piece of metal called “lotro gold.” This was the first time that Aragorn was seen wearing something besides his ordinary green tunic. The metal “lotro gold” means “potato of gold.” In Indonesia, there are many “lotro gold” jewelries available. If you are a fan of this fantasy genre, then you surely have some in your collection. Jewelry with the “lotro gold” label has a rich history and an appeal that can never be explained by money or material possessions.
In Indonesian, lotro jewelry is known as” pria,” or “meme” (folk) or “toy.” Prias were commonly worn by royalties during the period of the M Pancras reign in the early twentieth century. During this time, the word for “pria” also served as a slang word for “money,” referring to the precious metals used in making jewelry. As such, the meaning of “pria” changed from being a monetary term to one that denoted spiritual riches.
Nowadays, lotro gold can be considered as a collectible, especially if it is authentic. A lotro diamond ring is not really rare. However, when you own a piece of memorabilia that was once owned by an important figure in Indonesian history, it becomes even more special. Just as Aragorn’s golden eye was replaced by a silver eye, so too the word “lotro” had been transformed to mean “jewel,” but it later became identified as a precious metal.
“Lotto gold” has another meaning, which is “informal wealth.” Therefore, if an item is considered “informal” in nature, it could be considered a lotro element or gemstone. This is the reason why a lot jeweler often combines several gemstones in a single ring: in order to have a single jewelry piece that could represent several aspects of a person’s life history.
There are two examples of this, both in pre-classic Indonesia and in modern times. The first is the famous “Memelian Bina.” It is a white solid beryl encrusted gold ring, with small blue semi-precious stones inside. The second is the so-called “Binturong Membeli Dua Tiket” (rhomboid lotre). This ring has a floral pattern accented by gold rhomboids with silver tipped ends.
The unique thing about this ring is that each bahwa has a different flower representing one of its four elements. These elements are wood, fire, earth, and water. The flowers can also represent the element, but usually they do not have to. They are all symbolic of some sort of change that takes place within the wearer. This might be related to changing gender, reincarnation, turning into something other than one’s original form, or it might just be a personal transformation that an individual undergoes during their lifetime.