fme_1118943 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE Médaille, Bonheur aux jeunes époux
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Type : Médaille, Bonheur aux jeunes époux
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver plated bronze
Diameter : 50 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 59,55 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise. Présence de quelques coups et rayures. Aspect mat
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Couple de face, la tête de la jeune femme sur l’épaule du jeune homme. Deux cygnes face à face au premier plan.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LISSE.
Historical background
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
It was customary in the past to give a treizain during the wedding mass. This treizain was blessed and signified entry into a community of property for the married couple. The treizain, which later became a medal or wedding token, was so called in honor of Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles. This practice continued until the first half of the 20th century. The reference work on the subject is the work of Jules Florange, Love and marriage in numismatics, Moulins, 1936 now replaced by that of Henri Térisse, La Numismatique du Mariage, Argenton-sur-Creuse 2008.
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