This was not what I expected, I read the reviews and I know that others complained of it, but this bead DOES NOT have the black background, it is just silver, not filled with black. I think that it would be MUCH prettier if it had the black.  I got this as a tribute to my best friend, who was in the USMC, and he's just that important.  People who have a Pandora, may think it will not fit, because it doesn't go over the end easily, I was upset at first, but it does go on, just twist, kinda like the Pandora's, its just a tighter fit. Once on the bracelet, it looks nice, if placed nicely.

I am slightly disappointed in this charm, I just wish it was as it showed on the picture.