Antique religious medal with fabric signed by Penin, the French engraver in the middle 1800s. This is considered a rare item when it comes to medals. It represents Notre Dame of Lourdes the immaculée conception on one side, and the diocese of Limoges on the other side. This medal it was awarded on the occasion of a pilgrimage to Lourdes by the diocese of Limoges (Haute-Vienne). Both of these are in fabulous condition for antiquities, However they do need a good cleaning. This is a silvered medal meaning it is silver over another metal.
A little more inforamtion regarding these medals -
The diocese of Limoges was established in the 3rd century and is the historic diocese of Limousin. Since 1822, it has corresponded to the territories of the departments of Creuse and Haute-Vienne. Until 2022 he was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bordeaux and came under the ecclesiastical province of the same name. Since then he has been a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese of Poitiers and comes under the ecclesiastical province of the same name which includes the dioceses of Angoulême, Saintes, Poitiers, Limoges and Tulle.
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