Wedding Medal Marriage blessing by the bishop, Depaulis
Wedding Medal Marriage blessing by the bishop, Depaulis
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Location
France
Year
1845-1879
Type
Religious medal
Composition
Silver (.950)
Weight
9.9 g
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with Inscription
Period
Notice
Alexis-Joseph Depaulis
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Standing on the right, on the steps of the altar, a bishop celebrates the marriage of a kneeling couple holding hands. To the left of them, a holy water font. On the right side of the altar are a candlestick and a chalice.
Obverse lettering
DEPAULIS F.
Obverse script
Reverse description
Floral wreath
Reverse lettering
Reverse script
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage
ND
(1845-1860) - Monnaie de Paris - ND
(1860-1879) - - ND (1879) - -