This antique solid silver Lourdes medal by Paris silversmith Jean Blanche dates to circa 1880. It features the Virgin Mary and a depiction of the apparition at the Lourdes grotto, and bears both a French crab hallmark and Jean Blanche’s maker’s mark. Measuring 3 cm in diameter, it weighs 8 g.
This is a beautiful medal of The Virgin Mary with the depiction of the appearance at the grotto at Lourdes on the obverse. It bears two marks. One is the Crab mark which is the small guarantee of solid silver in France and the second is the maker's mark for Jean Blanche who was a silversmith in Paris around 1876.
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The medal measures 3 cm in diameter and weighs 8 grams
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