Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Vintage Creed St Patrick St Patrick's Cathedral New York Souvenir Medal or Charm




Vintage religious medal marked Creed on the back - measures approximately 1 inch tall with the bail. The front shows St. Patrick- the back St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, Nigeria, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Boston, Missouri (USA), engineers, paralegals, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne; and is invoked against snakes, sins, and witchcraft.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Vintage Father Baker with Our Lady Of Victory & Saint Christopher Religious Medal


Vintage religious medal of Father Baker- with Our Lady of Victory and St Christopher. This medal measures approximately 1 & 1/16ths inches tall with the bail and is made of lightweight metal like aluminum.

Antique Old Vintage Children of Mary Medal Pin Avoca, PA Virgin Mary



Antique old vintage religious Virgin Mary medal pin, the pin bar says TOW. DZIECI MARYI AVOCA, PA. The pin measures approximately 1 & 1/8ths inches tall from top to bottom. 

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Vintage STERLING 4 Way Cross SLIDE LOCKET Religious Medal St Joseph Sacred Heart, St Christopher, Virgin Mary



Good condition marked Sterling four way catholic medal featuring St Joseph with Jesus, Sacred Heart, St. Christopher, and the Virgin Mary. This medal measures 1 inch tall including the bail. It is a sliding style religious medal as shown. Uncleaned and tarnished.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Vintage Religious Serviteur de Dieu Frere Mutien Marie Medal St Mutien-Marie Wiaux


Vintage religious St Mutien-Marie Wiaux medal. This medal measures approximately 7/8ths of an inch tall with the bail. 

Vintage Religious French 9K Virgin Mary Miraculous Medal Pendant Charm



Vintage religious Miraculous Medal- it is hallmarked on the bail with the clover that denotes 9K. This Miraculous medal pendant charm measures approximately 5/8ths inches tall with the bail. It still has the tag on this one and appears as unused.

For reference here is a website on French Hallmarks

http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks2.html

The clover can be seen in the punch mark on the bail of this medal.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Antique Religious Notre Dame Du Puy France Souvenir Medal with Ribbon





Antique religious medal for Notre Dame Du Puy in France- the medal also comes with a worn blue and white ribbon. The medal is lightweight metal and measures approximately 1 & 5/16ths of an inch tall including the bail. 

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Vintage 2 Way Medal Crucifix Holy Family and Miraculous Medal


Vintage 2 way medal with a miraculous medal and Holy Family on each side of a crucifix. The medal measures approximately 1 & 3/8ths inches tall including the bail. 

Vintage Jerusalem Carved Mother of Pearl Sacred Heart Pendant



Beautiful mother of pearl Sacred Heart pendant - Measures 1 & 3/18ths of an inch tall with the bail. 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Antique French Silver Religious St Joseph and Infant of Prague Medal


Antique religious medal of St Joseph and the Infant of Prague. I did gently acid test the medal and it does test as high grade silver, 800 silver or better. The medal measures approximately 3/4ths of an inch tall. There is a French punch mark on the bail- I believe it is for the silver content but it is hard for me to make out what it is.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

Vintage Saint Eugene de Mazenod Religious Medal


Vintage religious medal of St Eugene de Mazenod. This medal measures approximately 3/4ths of an inch tall with the bail.

St Eugene de Mazenod is the patron Saint of dysfunctional familes.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

1942 Vintage Religious Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Pendant Brooch



Vintage religious brooch that doubles as a pendant- the front says "Jésus et Marie, Ma Force et Ma Gloire", which translates to "Jesus and Mary, my strength and my glory". This is the motto of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The back of this brooch has an inscription written in French that is dated 1942. The pin measures approximately 1 & 3/16ths of an inch tall when the bail is put in the down position.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Vintage Religious Saint Therese of Lisieux Medal St Teresa Of The Infant Jesus



Vintage religious medal of Saint Therese of Lisieux. This medal measures approximately 7/8ths of an inch tall with the bail. 

Friday, April 19, 2013

OLD Vintage Virgin Mary Religious Pin Back Button Badge

Vintage Virgin Mary religious pin back button badge. The pin measures approximately 7/8ths of an inch tall.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Antique Sterling Religious Congregation of the Children of Mary Medal Miraculous Medal


Antique religious medal of Congregation of the Children of Mary Medal - this medal is made of sterling or high grade silver and measures approximately 1 & 1/8ths inches tall with the bail. The front of the medal says Monstra Te Esse Matrem which translates to "Show Yourself To Be a Mother." The medal is marked underneath the bail S to denote being made of high grade silver, I did gently acid test the medal and it does test as high grade silver, most likely sterling.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Vintage Virgin Mary Religious Medal Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us


Vintage religious miraculous medal with the Latin inscription Regina Sine Labe Originali Concepta O.P.N. - which means Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us. This medal measures approximately 1 & 3/18ths inches tall.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Vintage Virgin Mary Religious Medal Enamel Pin 1854 1954 Anniversary of Recognition of the Immaculate Conception



Vintage religious enamel miraculous medal pin with the dates 1854 - 1954 commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Recognition of the Immaculate Conception. This small pin measures approximately 7/8ths of an inch tall.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Old Vintage First Communion Charm Medal Recuerdo de la primera Comunión


Good condition unmarked First Communion medal. The back says Recuerdo de la primera Comunión. The medal measures approximately 1 inch tall with the bail. This is a really beautiful medal on the front. This is an untested metal, that I would presume to be a base metal.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Vintage French Religious N.S. Da Fatima Our Lady of Fatima Medal


Beautiful religious medal of Our Lady of Fatima. This medal measures approximately 1 & 1/4ths of an inch tall with the bail. It is marked France on the bail and also hallmarked on the front.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Vintage Saint Marie Rose Durocher Beatification Medal


Vintage religious medal of St Marie Rose Durocher to commemorate her beatification on May 23, 1982. This medal measures approximately 7/8ths inches tall with the bail.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Vintage Mont Saint-Michel and St Michel or St Michael Religious Medal


Vintage- Mont Saint-Michel religious medal- the back of the medal is St Michel or St Michael the Archangel. The medal measures approximately 1 inch tall including the bail.

St Michael is the Guardian of the Catholic Church.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Vintage Religious 1910 Montreal Eucharistic Congress Medal Hallmarked


Vintage religious medal of the Twenty-First International Eucharistic Congress. The 21st International Eucharistic Congress was held in Montreal in 1910. This medal measures approximately 1 & 7/8ths inches tall including the bail.

On the front of this medal is Jesus and His twelve apostles at the Last Supper with the words "Panem Nostrum Quotidianum" which means "Our Daily Bread."

On the back is the Virgin Mary and the words underneath her are "XXIUS CONGRESSUS EUCHARICTUS MONTREAL 1910.

It is signed Caron Frères Montreal, which also made jewelry as Caron Brothers.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Vintage Religious St Teresa of Avila Medal Sta Teresa De Jesus

Vintage religious medal of Saint Teresa of Ávila. This medal measures approximately 1 & 3/8ths of an inch tall with the bail. It is signed AM on the front and the back is signed M T I.

St Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of bodily ills; headaches; chess; lacemakers; laceworkers; loss of parents; people in need of grace; people in religious orders; people ridiculed for their piety; Pozega, Croatia; sick people; sickness; and Spain. (taken from Wikipedia)