During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Catholic Counter-Reformationreshaped Europe and expanded into the Americas to evangelize native peoples.Bronze medals were a significant but common object during this period. Eachmedal tells a unique story because they are sourced from Catholic convents,estate collections, and metal detector enthusiasts. Due to their use, beingtouched hundreds or thousands of times, and often being carried and worn inharsh environments, the medals will show the natural surface wear (patina)created by their age, use in devotion, and by exposure to the elements. Theyare found in modern days both aboveground in sometimes buried, as with other artifacts.
All our listed items are original Christian devotionals.Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their lastcaretaker. Their use is for personal devotion. Here on consignment from one ofthe convents, we work with this beautiful medal from a nun's collection. On oneside is Saint Anne and the child Mary reading the Old Testament, and on theother is the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The medal dates from the 18thcentury, is 1.5 inches long,and it weighs 12 grams of bronze. This medal date can be confirmed on page 165of the book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, and published byNumismatics INTERNATIONAL in 2004. In addition, this book has chapters (outlinedin the table of contents), describing each of the categories of medals, theirpossible place of pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of the mint where theywere made. We recommend that anyone serious about collecting medals from thisperiod acquires a copy of this book.
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