Irish Confirmation medal inscribed to Kathleen Marron 24th February 1938
A finely made confirmation medal inscribed with the recipient’s name. This medal would originally have been affixed to a ribbon or rosette.
The medal’s obverse depicts a confirmation ceremony being carried out by a bishop, with a priest in attendance and a godparent who acts as the child’s sponsor. Children in Catholic Ireland were usually confirmed while in their 6th year of primary school (aged about 12 years).
www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a2... (A history of the Sacrament of Confirmation).
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Enamels: n/a.
Finish: Tin or nickel plated.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Bale and suspension ring.
Size: 1” width (25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: No maker’s name or mark.
Irish Confirmation medal inscribed to Kathleen Marron 24th February 1938
A finely made confirmation medal inscribed with the recipient’s name. This medal would originally have been affixed to a ribbon or rosette.
The medal’s obverse depicts a confirmation ceremony being carried out by a bishop, with a priest in attendance and a godparent who acts as the child’s sponsor. Children in Catholic Ireland were usually confirmed while in their 6th year of primary school (aged about 12 years).
www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a2... (A history of the Sacrament of Confirmation).
.
Enamels: n/a.
Finish: Tin or nickel plated.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Bale and suspension ring.
Size: 1” width (25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: No maker’s name or mark.