Copper is believed to help enhance our feelings of compassion, empathy and generosity. This piece, made of German silver (an alloy with 65% pure copper) symbolizes this sentiment with a journey around the world exploring different cultural names for peace including Salaam (Arabic), He Ping (Chinese), Paix (French), Frieden (German), Shalom (Hebrew), Shanti (Hindi), Paz (Spanish) and Mir (Russian). lub 705