I would like to thank the following jewelers for their help in the making of the Peace Belt: Katie Rosenblatt, Margaret Sola, Sam Chichester, Lisa Krasnow, Bonnie Aparo, Lynn Keller, and Yaz See.
I would also like to thank all those who donated coins for this project. Many of whom I have never met, but who heard about the project and wanted to contribute. It was my hope that the coins would come to us in this manner and I was so grateful to receive coins from around the world in this way. I would like to thank my son, Jesse Nasta, who so generously offered the coins from his collection that I had a hard time securing. Thank you for your generous spirit in all that I do. Also to my husband, Robert Nasta, along with Celeste and Andi Bellinghieri, Lynn Keller, Barbara Johnson, Lisa Krasnow, Sam Chichester, Bonnie Aparo, Bill Daly, Dmitri Lieders, Margo Hotchkiss, Stavro Sousou, Fatima and Khaled Aita, Sophie Chagaris, Athena Chagaris, Tanny from Sona, Inc., Derek Dudek, Lucy McMillan, Dennis Stark, and all those who offered a coin along the way.
I would also like to acknowledge the help from the following people in the launching of our project and foundation:
Webmaster: Joe Tannenbum
In Peace,
Wendy Black-Nasta
Coins represented on the International Peace Belt:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bermuda, Belize, British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group 1961), Bangladesh, Chile, Columbia, Central Africa, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Denmark, Egypt, East Africa, East Caribbean States, Euro (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent), Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Ghana, Germany, Hong-Kong, Honduras, Israel, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Magyar, Malaysia, Malta, Moricco, Netherlands, Poland, Phillipines, Peru, Portugal, Pakistan, Republik Osterreich, Sweden, South Korea, Singapore, Apain, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, Yugoslavia, Zambia
Anyone interested in adding a coin that is not represented on The International Peace Belt, we would greatly appreciate your donation. Please mail it to:
Artists for World Peace
P.O. Box 95
Middletown, CT 06457
For the countries not represented yet by their currency, we have the following stones. Several stones are repeated due to the fact that they are mined in different parts of the world. For instance, we have Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan, as well as Chile. Amber from the Dominican Republic, Lithuania, and Russia. The following is a list of the stones represented:
Amber, Amytrene, Amethyst, Aventurine, Aquamarine, Agate, Abalone shell (from The Siletz Tribe in Oregon), Black onyx, Bone, Bear fetish (Pipestone), Bamboo Coral, Blue shell, Cornelian Agate, Citrene, Coral (Italian), Carved Wood, Bone, Peridot, Iolite, Eilot, Emerald, Fluorite, Goldstone, Garnet, Green Onyx, Green Pearl, Green Tourmaline, Hematite, Hassonite Garnet, Iolite, Jade (carved Buddha from VietNam), Jasper, Jet, kynite, Lapis Lazuli, Lemon Citrene, Labradorite, Mother-of-pearl carved fetishes, Malachite, Moonstone, Peridot, Pearls (white, grey, green, red, brown), Quartz crystal, Rutillated quartz, Rainbow Moonstone, Rubellite, Rose Quartz, Spectralite, Sodolite, Scarab (from Egypt), Sapphire, Soapstone, Smokey Quartz, Tourquoise, Tourmaline, Tiger Eye, Vasuvialite, Watermelon Tourmaline, Yellow onyx
