Memorial Ring Mourning Ring Honoring Jeremy Bentham, Bequeathed to John Stuart Mill, 1832. Gold with a Gold and Brown Silhouette of Jeremy Bentham on Ivory. © UCL Bentham Project. Memorial rings are rings worn to commemorate events or persons, alive or departed. Common forms of memorial rings are mourning rings, inauguration/coronation rings, posy rings, wedding rings, championship, and high school rings.