{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-sodality-medal-of-1900","title":"Vintage Bronze Sodality Medal of 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Sodality Medal of 1900 carries the Virgin standing with her arms lowered and open, rays falling from her hands, ringed by the familiar invocation and dated 1900 beneath her feet. The reverse holds the cross-and-M monogram rising from a vase of lilies inside a beaded ring, with a small blank cartouche below where a member's name could be engraved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rim reads \u003cstrong\u003eO MARY CONCEIVED WITOUT SIN\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the \u003cem\u003eh\u003c\/em\u003e dropped from \u003cem\u003ewithout\u003c\/em\u003e, an engraver's slip from 1900 carried faithfully into every casting since and one of the real pleasures of the piece. The reverse names a Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, the parish confraternities that enrolled ordinary working members under Mary's patronage, gave them a rule of prayer and buried them with honor. The date belongs to the original medal and comes through with everything else on it.\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":48943434825913,"sku":"3c3-747-B","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-747-B.png?v=1787688713","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-sodality-medal-of-1900","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}