Lot 4410

Description

World religious medals, Poland, 600th Anniversary of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 1982, in bronze (80mm), obverse, two Paulini Brothers, the custodians of the shrine in Poland, holding an icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, reverse, the monastry of Jasna Gora where the shrine stands; Russia, 950 Years of Christianism, 1938, in silver (30mm) with loop suspender, obverse and reverse, Russian saints; bronze medal (44mm), 1845, obverse, Virgin Mary, around, 'Macula Non Est In Te' (stain is not upon you), reverse, saint blessing kneeling man with children bathing at right, around, 'Esvrientes Implevit Bonis'; Michaelangelo medal, in gilt (34mm), copy of the medal by his friend, Leone Leonie 1561, obverse, Michaelangelo, aged 88, reverse, blind beggar guided by a dog (2). Last two medals on display boards, uncirculated. (5)