Iconic Vintage Pawn Brokers Advertising Sign in great condition.

This piece is of heavy gauge wrought iron and has been extremely well made in all aspects and design.

This is an idea for a statement piece, retail or man-cave.

As legend has it, this symbol traces back to the Medici family a prominent family in Florence, Italy in the 15th century that was known for loaning and banking.

The Medici family crest features the symbol of the three balls because a member of the Medici family was supposedly working for Emperor Charles the Great and killed a giant with three bags of rocks.

The Medici’s were so well known as a finance family that other lenders and people in the finance business adopted similar coats of arms featuring the three golden balls. Gradually, the three balls came to signify the financial profession.