Mary stands on a globe, crushing a serpent beneath her feet. Describing the original vision, Catherine said the Blessed Mother appeared radiant as a sunrise, `in all her perfect beauty.` Rays shoot out from Mary`s hands, which she told Catherine, `... symbolize the graces I shed upon those who ask for them.`
Obverse lettering
O
MARIA, OHNE SUNDE EMPFANGEN, BITTE FUR UNS, DIE W.ZU D.UNSERE
ZUFLUCHT NEHMEN. (Translation: O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Large letter `M` for Mary, entwined with cross and bar – Jesus Christs` cross of redemption for mankind. The interlacing of the M and the cross shows Mary`s close involvement with her son. 12 stars surrounding – the twelve apostles and the vision of Saint John in Revelation 12:1: `And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.` Heart at lower Left (the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Who died for the sins of mankind), heart at lower right (the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who intercedes for sinners), flames above both hearts – the burning love both Jesus and Mary have for all people.
