Hurricane Hugo Ring, Silver & 14K Gold
Hurricane Hugo was a powerful Category 5 tropical cyclone that first made landfall on the island of Guadeloupe in September of 1989, then went on to batter St. Croix, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina. It was the costliest hurricane out of the Atlantic than any storm preceding it, and the wreckage can still be seen in the form of what are now ruins here on St. Croix. Each ball on this piece signifies the number of categories the storm was.