{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-first-communion-medal-eucharist","title":"Vintage Bronze First Communion Medal, Eucharist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze First Communion Medal, Eucharist is a large piece with scrolled shoulders and a stepped architectural frame. The front is given to the Blessed Sacrament alone: a chalice on a high foot, the Host rising above it in a burst of rays and lettered \u003cstrong\u003eIHS\u003c\/strong\u003e, wheat and a grape vine growing up on either side. The reverse shows Christ standing between two piers, his right hand raised in blessing, wheat at one side of him and vine at the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround the front runs \u003cstrong\u003eRECUERDO DE MI PRIMERA COMUNION\u003c\/strong\u003e — souvenir of my First Communion — and across the reverse, in smaller Latin, \u003cstrong\u003eHIC EST PANIS DE COELO\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is the bread from heaven, from the sixth chapter of St. John. The Spanish legend places the antique original in Spain or Latin America, where a medal of this size was the keepsake of the day a child first received Communion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Communion 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":48943525462201,"sku":"3c3-1596-B","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1596-B.png?v=1787688742","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-first-communion-medal-eucharist","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}