SAINT ANDREW MEDAL. ANDRESIAN COLLEGE. 19th Century

Description:
- Medal of Saint Andrew. Andresian College.
- On the obverse side: St. Andrew holding the cross, surrounded by a nice floral border.
- On the reverse: "VALENTI. SCHO. PIAR COLLEGIUM ANDRESIANUM". "To love the school of the Andresian College". In the centre of the medal the letters AM, (Ave Maria) and MPOY.
- Edge: Plain without any inscription.
- The Pious Schools of Valencia were founded in 1735, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Valencia, D. Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella, and of D. Felipe Lino de Castelví y Ximenez de Urrea, IV Count of Carlet.
- By Royal Decree of Charles III dated 7th May 1760, the Pious Schools were authorised to create the Piarist Seminary of Nobles, and in 1763 it began to function as such a Seminary; it was catalogued as one of the best teaching centres of the time. Due to the decisive role played by D. Andrés Mayoral in its foundation, it took the name of Colegio Andresiano.
- Pious Schools.
- The Order of the Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools.
- Piarists or Calasanctians.
- Nice and rare medal, of a good thickness and with a double ring.
- The artistic quality of the medal is high, executed in a very personal style and with great skill, achieving harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.

Conservation and Damage:
- The medal, taken as a whole, is in a good state of preservation.
- It has a beautiful period patina. It has several minor knocks and scratches.
- Both the Obverse and Reverse of the Medal show low and even wear.

Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector's item and as a decorative element.
- 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 description of the object.
- The information given here are personal opinions and are not verified.