Somewhere above the sea,on top of the rocks,under the sound of the slamming waves,an artist felt inspired and fascinated by the amount of art,history and beauty that has been sealed forever on a coin.
His name was Phamilly,the island was called Mykonos,the year was 2008.
There was so much to be shown and so little to be seen on each coin that he held.
They were coins that he have kept from each place he had travelled to.
Coins that had so much history and little pieces of his own memories that he kept within them.He took a saw and patiently cut around each coin image that he found himself fascinated by.He could now see it all with just a single glance !
The coins turned into a framed piece of art,a jewellery that he had never worn before,and it meant so much to him.Now those memories were glorified.
He had a wife,she was impressed and overwhelmed.
She could see all his passion and beyond,she could see his talent.
Little did they know about how much is yet to come.

 The Coins Shop is now a constantly growing craftsmen company based in Zanzibar Island,East Africa.
After selling a descent amount of coin jewellery back in the days in Mykonos,along with their daily jobs, the Solomons later on moved to Zanzibar and represented their work at the biggest music festival in East Africa- Sauti za Busara.
Everyone was asking where their shop is ! 
When the festival was over they kept receiving new orders and meeting up customers for deliveries in various places around the island.
They now knew they had to find their own place.
A shop in Stone Town was open some time afterwords.
It was a place where everyone could come with their own ideas and stories to be put into a coin.A place where dreams were coming true,wedding rings,anniversary gifts,matching friendship necklaces and island memories were sealed.
A place where customer got to choose,a place where he or she was the main character !
The Coins Shop customers even got to choose the store name.
The owners wanted it that way,so they let it happen.
Everyone who picked up his phone in the store would at some point say
"I am at the coins shop"
So that was it - The Coins Shop !

And The Coins Shop is now open every day from 10 am to 6 pm
Products are also available in our online store with worldwide shipping.
We want to make it possible for everyone to easily become an owner or an honoured giver of one of our pieces.

Thank you for reading our story and visiting our page.
Don`t let your friends and family miss out on this, tell them about us.
We will highly appreciate that plus they might also like to get you something special !
Thanks again,we hope we made you smile :)

Our story also came out in the Swahili Coast Magazine May/June edition 2015

Here is the link of the online version of it :

http://www.virtualtanzania.com/ebrochures/swahilicoast/SC70/index.html#p=54

what is so special about these coins ?

 Coins were used as jewelry since ancient times.  They were kept in treasury boxes and passed from generations to generations as a special memory from the loved ones. Some coins are much older than we are and will remain long after us.We can identify ourselves or a friend with a coin,it can also be a reminder to us for a special event or place connected with the year or origin of the coin.That is what makes them so special. You can easily choose a coin for someone knowing what they connect to and rest assured they will enjoy this special gift for a lifetime and beyond.

 This is the reason why The Coins Shop specializes in custom designs , its a way to express and identify yourself and connect with others.We strive to satisfy each customer and provide something really personal. Also we don't like to limit our abilities to the design of the coin but to provide unlimited possibilities to satisfy the customers` needs. My husbands patience and sturdy hands promise for the perfect cut and me- I`ll design, anything you wish to be cut, with precise outlining,drawing it on the coin before the cut and will make sure that you like the design before we proceed with the cutting. Together we love a challenge so please feel free to drop us a message about what you like or visit us in Stone Town,Zanzibar.