Antique 18th Century Veil of Veronica Holy Spirit Christ Passion Symbols Medal for Sale

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Antique 18th Century Veil of Veronica Holy Spirit Christ Passion Symbols Medal For Sale

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Antique 18th Century Veil of Veronica Holy Spirit Christ Passion Symbols Medal:
$174.99

All our listed items are original Christian devotionals.Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their lastcaretaker. Please note that medal prices vary, based on scarcity, condition,age, and appearance.

Thismedal is approximately 2 inches long and weighs 25 grams. Its salewill benefit two Carmelite Convents who feed poor kids in South America.

This medal is from the vast estate collection of CatholicBishop George Guertin. He was a collector of rare original Vatican mint medals,from the 18th century; this medal was from his collection and was acquired in1932 by the last caretaker. All the Bishops medals came directly from Vaticanclergy friends; some were never issued to the public or show little signs ofwear as they came from Convents and monasteries in Italy before the start ofWWII.

This medals dating can be confirmed on pages 2 & 3 ofthe book AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS MEDALS, by Bob Forrest, and published byNUMISMATICA INTERNATIONAL in 2004. In addition, this book has chapters(outlined in the table of contents), describing each of the categories ofmedals, their possible place of pilgrimage (acquisition), and origin of themint where they were made. We recommend that anyone serious about collectingmedals from this period acquire a copy of this book.

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