A very nice medal finely detailed with sharp details. Second half of 19th century.

Diameter : 70 mm or 2.7 inches

Weight : 162 grams or 5.7 ounces

Metal : bronze, bee foundry mark from the Paris Mint on edge (in use before 1880)

First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in many parts of the Latin Church tradition of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Church and Anglican Communion.