{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-first-communion-medal-french-for-engraving","title":"Vintage Bronze First Communion Medal, French, for Engraving","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze First Communion Medal gives the whole scene rather than a single kneeling figure: a priest at the altar rail laying the host on the tongue of a veiled girl, a line of communicants waiting, more kneeling behind, and the candles and processional cross of the church rising in the background. A panel below is lettered \u003cem\u003e1re COMMUNION\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is left open for a name. Two winged angels kneel facing one another, holding a blank oval cartouche between them ready to be engraved, and above them arches the promise \u003cem\u003ePRECIEUX SOUVENIR SI VOUS ETES FIDELE\u003c\/em\u003e, a precious remembrance, if you are faithful. The French makers understood a First Communion gift as something handed over for a lifetime, with a condition attached that the child would spend that lifetime growing into.\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 the medal's 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":48943537455289,"sku":"3c3-1551-B","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1551-B.png?v=1787688746","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-first-communion-medal-french-for-engraving","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}