It is unfortunate that animal Italian charms did not receive large amounts of publicity 40 years ago. In fact, one wonders whether Italians were even making animal charms some 40 years ago.  At that time, the series of “Just So” books for children had gained greater popularity. The characters in those books could have gained greater appeal, if they had been pictured on some animal Italian charms. Two of those characters, the leopard and the zebra, can be found on present-day charms.

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