Agree it seems to be a religious medal of some sort.
Legend in first photo might be a quote about religion(s) in Latin?
IN second photo, IHS is a monogram for the name of Jesus, and the legend seems to read COLLEGIVN SHACVSINVM BOC IESU.
BOC could be an abbreviation for the Brothers of Charity religious order: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_of_Charity
So perhaps the medal pertains to a school or similar institution run by the Brothers of Charity?
EDIT: " Religioni et Bonis Artibus" (Religion and Fine Arts) is the motto of Boston College, a university in Boston (USA), which was founded by the Jesuit (Catholic) religious order. The IHS emblem is identical to the emblem used by the Jesuit order. So a better guess is that this medal pertains to an institution run by the Jesuits, which is in line with the comment by @Spruett.
Legend in first photo might be a quote about religion(s) in Latin?
IN second photo, IHS is a monogram for the name of Jesus, and the legend seems to read COLLEGIVN SHACVSINVM BOC IESU.
BOC could be an abbreviation for the Brothers of Charity religious order: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_of_Charity
So perhaps the medal pertains to a school or similar institution run by the Brothers of Charity?
EDIT: " Religioni et Bonis Artibus" (Religion and Fine Arts) is the motto of Boston College, a university in Boston (USA), which was founded by the Jesuit (Catholic) religious order. The IHS emblem is identical to the emblem used by the Jesuit order. So a better guess is that this medal pertains to an institution run by the Jesuits, which is in line with the comment by @Spruett.
Edited by tdziemia
05/13/2018 08:06 am
05/13/2018 08:06 am






















