Featuring Anglo Saxon Design and Old English saying:
geþyld byþ middes eades
This enamel pin says "geþyld byþ middes eades" in Old English which translates as "patience is half of happiness" in English.
The point of this proverb is to teach us that patience is a virtue.
This proverb along with the other Old English sayings in this range are taken from Durham Cathedral.