The ring and bangle design is taken from an original Ritchie pattern which he had produced for him in Birmingham. The design is known as a zoomorphic because it is comprised of an abstract animal form, in this case a serpent.

The Picts used a wide variety of symbols from abstract designs and animals to more recognisable serpent, fish and bird forms. Indeed there are many similarities to designs found in the illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, thought to have been started by Iona monks around the 8th century. The serpent is thought to represent renewal of life and rebirth and the interlacement it forms symbolises eternity as it is without beginning or end.

Each item is hallmarked by the Edinburgh Assay Office and carries the mark MK IONA.