About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Buffalo Nickel
The Back Story:
Buffalo Nickel
This image of the bison is a uniquely American symbol. Its model is known to have been a bull named Black Diamond, then a resident of New York City’s Central Park Zoo at that time. Only about 1,000 of the animals remained on the American Plains.
Classic Americana, this five-cent piece was minted between 1913 and 1938. Sculptor James Earle Fraser suggested its motif, combining an Indian warrior in profile and a powerful bison, both symbols of the fading West. Each design fills its side of the coin, with a minimum of wording. It’s a favorite of coin collectors everywhere,
and often used in fashioning Native American and Western jewelry.