fme_943372 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE Médaille de mariage
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Type : Médaille de mariage
Date: 1896
Metal : silver
Diameter : 36 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver GAYRARD Raymond (1777-1858)
Weight : 21,96 g.
Edge : lisse + corne ARGENT
Puncheon : corne ARGENT
Coments on the condition:
Belle patine brillante, rayures, quelques taches d’oxydation au revers. Traces de nettoyage. Petits coups sur les bords de la tranche
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Prêtre en habits sacerdotaux, debout et de face, bénissant un couple. Signé : GAYRARD.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AA / 1896.
Reverse description : Monogramme des époux et date dans une couronne de feuillages et de fleurs.
Commentary
Cette médaille est décernée au monogramme des époux : AA
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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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