Fede rings: (or "Faith rings") Are distinguished by having the bezel cut or cast in the form of two clasped hands, symbolizing faith, trust or "plighted troth".
Fede rings were used from Roman days, and were popular throughout Europe from the 12th until the 18th century. Some have an inscription (usually amatory; but sometimes religious or magical) around the hoops.
Fede rings were similar to gimmel rings, only they were joined by clasped hands. Posy rings first developed in the middle ages and continued through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Faith Ring
Also called Fede Rings, Faith rings have a bezel cut or cast in the form of two clasped hands to symbolising faith, trust or engagement. They date from Roman times and were popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages ...
Fede rings have the form of two clasped hands, symbolising faith, trust or "plighted troth". This general form of ring was popular in the Middle Ages throughout Europe, and there are examples in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.
 See also: Bezel, Hands, Fede ring, Stone, Jewel
  
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