Antique Madonna Medal

The Antique Madonna is a gold-plated christening medal depicting the Virgin Mary from the front, eyes lowered, beneath a radiant halo with a beaded border, in the spirit of old medals.

A Virgin Mary in the old style

Mary is seen from the front, a veil over her wavy hair parted in the middle. She lowers her eyes, her face grave and gentle; her dress is closed by a wide beaded collar, and the drapery of the tunic falls in regular folds. The halo, engraved in rays, is rimmed with a row of beads: it is this detail, with the frontality of the portrait, that gives the medal its look of a medal of yesteryear, the kind found in grandmothers' jewellery boxes. Exclusive Manufacture Mayaud creation, registered design.

Mayaud gold plate

This medal is made in Mayaud gold plate: a French-made solid gilded brass base, struck under the same engraved die as the gold version, covered with a 3-micron layer of 18-karat (750/1000) gold. Made in our Paris workshop.

Diameter, engraving and variations

Offered in 18 mm, the classic size. The smooth reverse takes an engraving, first name and date, carried out in the workshop with the engraving package. The Antique Madonna is also available in solid yellow gold, in gold and mother-of-pearl, in solid silver and in silver and mother-of-pearl.