{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-chalice-and-host-eucharistic-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Chalice and Host Eucharistic Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Chalice and Host Eucharistic Medal is a quatrefoil with a beaded rim, given over entirely to the Blessed Sacrament. A chalice stands on a stepped foot at the center, and above the cup the host rises marked with a cross and set in a burst of straight rays that fills the top of the field. Wheat ears rise along one side, and grapes, vine leaves and small blossoms fill the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWheat and vine are the plainest possible statement of what the chalice holds: the bread and the wine that become the Body and the Blood. Medals of this kind were commonly given at a First Communion or at an ordination, when that exchange is the whole of the day, and they remained in use long afterwards as a quiet declaration of belief. Nothing on the piece is lettered, and nothing needs to be, since every element already names the sacrament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its vintage character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtisan-cast from an antique original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Equatoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48943497871545,"sku":"3c3-433-B","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-433-B.png?v=1787688731","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-chalice-and-host-eucharistic-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}