{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-joan-of-arc-with-crown-and-sword","title":"Vintage Bronze Joan of Arc with Crown and Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Joan of Arc with Crown and Sword shows her in plate armour, bare-headed and haloed, both hands closed on the shaft of a tall standard whose banner sweeps across the field above her. The reverse is heraldic rather than figural: a sword set point-down beneath an open crown, a fleur-de-lis at either side, with lines of Gothic cursive worked around the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crowned sword recalls the blade \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Joan of Arc\u003c\/strong\u003e asked to have dug up behind the altar at Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois, a sword she had never seen and described exactly. The fleurs-de-lis are the arms granted to her family, so the reverse is in effect her coat of arms. The French lettering closes \u003cem\u003ede France\u003c\/em\u003e, for the Kingdom of France, the cause she rode for at seventeen and died for at nineteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique French 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":48943638446265,"sku":"3c3-1071-B","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1071-B.png?v=1787688780","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-joan-of-arc-with-crown-and-sword","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}