Catalog
Medal - Christening Coin
| Location | Ireland |
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| Type | Religious medal |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting an ornate rocking cradle with a canopy, containing a swaddled infant. Three winged cherubs (putti) are shown in high relief hovering above the cradle in the upper right field, set against a mirror-polished background. |
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| Reverse description | An ornate cartouche-shaped blank shield at centre, intended for personalised engraving, surrounded by a decorative border of scrollwork and a wreath of floral and foliate motifs. A small silver hallmark punch is struck at the bottom of the border. |
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