fme_1056241 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE Médaille, Mariage chrétien
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Type : Médaille, Mariage chrétien
Date: 1847
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver PINGRET Arnold-Joseph (1798-1862)
Weight : 3,36 g.
Edge : lisse + main ARGENT
Puncheon : main indicatrice (1845-1860) et ARGENT
Coments on the condition:
Belle patine grise hétérogène et irisée, présentant quelques légers points d’usure
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MARIAGE CHRETIEN.
Obverse description : Un prêtre debout à droite, tourné vers la gauche, bénit un couple agenouillé devant lui. Il tient un livre dans la main gauche et une croix rayonnante dans la main droite, levée au dessus du couple.
Sans signature.
Reverse
Reverse legend : FG. AE / UNI LE / 15 JUILLET / 1847.
Reverse description : Couronne de feuillages et de fleurs.
Commentary
Médaille décernée aux initiales des époux : FG et AE.
Medal awarded with the initials of the spouses: FG and AE
Medal awarded with the initials of the spouses: FG and AE
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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