Description:
- Round medal with handle and without ring from the first half of the 20th century.
- Medal with flat handle. Plain edge without any inscription.
- The medal has a small size and a very good workmanship.
- Obverse: The Virgin of Fatima with the three shepherd children in one of the apparitions.
- Reverse: The 'Golden Rose' appears. 13.05.1965
- The Golden Rose is a distinction awarded by the Pope to pre-eminent Catholic personalities, usually emperors, kings, dukes and certain invocations of the Virgin Mary.
- The medal is very finely crafted and has an excellent workmanship, with harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.
- No distinctive mark or contrast has been found that could provide information about the place where it was made, the maker's details, or any other information.
Conservation and Damage:
- The Medal is in a very good state of preservation.
- It has small knocks and scratches due to use.
- It shows the wear typical of it's time.
Comments:
- Measurements and weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not equal to 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.
4451 - MEDAL VIRGIN OF FATIMA AND GOLD ROSE. 1965.