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Notre Mère and Saint Aloysius Gonzaga - Médaille par L. Penin à Lyon
| Location | France |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Within a Gothic quatrefoil frame with a cross-patterned diaper background, a veiled bust of the Virgin Mary faces right in high relief. The surrounding outer border, edged with beading, carries the French legend in raised letters, with the maker's name PENIN and city LYON inscribed at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONTREZ ✤ VOUS ✤ NOTRE ✤ MERE ✤ L P ✤ PENIN ✠ LYON ✤ |
| Reverse description | Within a beaded oval frame set within a Gothic quatrefoil surround with foliate scrollwork in the spandrels, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga stands facing slightly left, haloed, robed in a Jesuit habit, holding a crucifix in his right hand and a book in his left. The Latin legend encircles the oval, and the IHS Christogram of the Society of Jesus appears in a small cartouche at the base. |
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