French Saint George silver medal pendant with an ornate depiction of the brave saint slaying the dragon. The sculptural font on the border translates to "Saint George patron of knights". On the reverse side is a ship in a tumultuous sea with Christ and his two disciples. The Holy Spirit floats in the sky above them. The border is adorned with sculptural font which translates to "safety in the storm".
Areas of the original gold gilt plating remain leaving a rare and unique patina
14.50 grams (substantial compared to the average medal width of 4-6 grams)
Circa early 1900s
Marked for solid silver of 800/1000 or higher on the loop
Floats froma new 19.50 inch dark rhodium plated sterling silver chain
His patronage includes:
agricultural workers; Amersfoort, Netherlands; Aragon; archers; armourers; Bavaria, Germany; Beirut, Lebanon; Bulgaria; Bulgarian Army; Cappadocia; Catalonia; cavalry; chivalry; Constantinople; Corinthians (Brazilian football team); Crusaders; England; equestrians; Ethiopia; farmers; Ferrara; field workers; Freiburg, Germany; Genoa; Georgia; Gozo; Greece; Haldern, Germany; Heide; horsemen; horses; knights; lepers and leprosy; Lithuania; Lod; London; Malta; Modica, Sicily; Montenegro; Moscow; Order of the Garter; Palestine; Palestinian Christians; Piran; Portugal; Portuguese Army; Portuguese Navy; Ptuj; Reggio Calabria; riders; Romani people; saddle makers; Serbia; Scouts; sheep; shepherds; skin diseases; Slovenia; soldiers; ; Teutonic Knights
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