22nd Year Anniversary - Spinel - 41 Designs

Anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with the giving of gifts relating to the year of the wedding or civil partnership. Around the turn of the 19th century it was popular to give gifts of paper, cotton or leather for the first few years. However, in more recent times and due to the increasingly availability of fine rare gemstones, it is more popular to give jewellery to the one you love.

In the twenty-second year of marriage it is customary to give the gift of Spinel. It is a gemstone that has been mistaken for many centuries. It is believed that some of the world’s finest rubies have in fact turned out to be high quality Spinel. Prized for their colour and in most cases clarity, the Spinel is often found alongside Ruby and Sapphire making it even more confusing for the gemologist.