Circular devotional medal or pendant depicting a cross on one side and St Benedict on the other. [SM 23/02/2011]

Collection type: Object
Description: Circular devotional medal or pendant depicting a cross on one side and St Benedict on the other. [SM 23/02/2011]
Long description: Circular devotional medal or pendant depicting a cross on one side and St Benedict on the other. The object has the inscription "PAX V.R.S.N.S.M.V S.M.Q.I.V.B" written around the edge of the cross, "CSSML NDSMD" written inside the cross and "C S P B" written in the space around the cross. The other side has the inscription "EIVS IN OBITV NRO PRӔ SENTIA MVNIAMVR EX SM CASINO MDCCCLXXX" written around the edge of it and "CRVXS PATRIS BENEDICTI" written either side of the figure of St Benedict. The object has a copper alloy suspension loop at the top. [SM 23/02/2011]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Person: Field collector Edward Lovett; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: 1880
Date collected: By 1933
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Aluminium Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Stamped, Process Bent
Dimensions: Diameter: max 21 mm, Length: max 27 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.51.470 Other numbers: A 176435 AM C lot 175