ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI MEDAL. STIGMATA APPARITION. KISSING

Description:
- Round medal with flat handle and ring from the first half of the 20th century.
- Plain edge with no inscription.
- Obverse: The profile of St. Francis of Assisi appears, and bordering the medal the words: Stvs Franciscus Serapbicus. At the bottom are two signatures: Kissing and Depose.
- Reverse: Depicts the apparition of the stigmata of St. Francis, in which it is said that when he was praying on a mountain he had a vision of an angel and received the stigmata on his hands, feet and side. For him it was the message in which God revealed to him the moment of his departure.
- Heinrich Kissing was an internationally renowned engraver and established a company of the same name. For more than 160 years, traditional religious devotional objects such as crosses, medals, brother brooches and rosary elements have been produced in unchanged form and of the highest quality.
- The medal is very finely crafted, has an excellent workmanship, with harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.
- The fact that the object has a distinctive mark or contrast is of great importance in order to be able to identify data such as its author, the place where it was made and other details.

Conservation and Damage:
- The Medal is in very good condition.
- It has small knocks and scratches due to use.
- It shows the wear typical of it's age.

Comments:
- Both measurements and weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The object for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.