| Religious medals represent the faith and belief of a | | | | of Catholics feature the picture of Jesus Christ, Virgin |
| person. Medals are usually metal tokens which feature | | | | Mary and the patron saints. Some of the Catholic |
| a unique significance. Religious medals characterize the | | | | medals are issued as memorials of special events or |
| symbols and practices which reflect the belief of a | | | | places. The medals usually have the carvings such as |
| particular religion. Religious medals are common in | | | | "pray for us." Some of the religious medals feature |
| polytheistic beliefs like Hinduism. Catholics also give | | | | the life and preaching of holy persons. |
| special importance to religious medals. The medals are | | | | Religious medals are popular because of the belief |
| also prevalent in other religious societies such as | | | | that they can impart good fortune to the people |
| Buddhism. Religious medals are adopted from the | | | | who have them. The medals will help to assure the |
| ritual practices of tribes. The use of religious medals | | | | devotion to the god. The people who use the medals |
| resembles the practice of using amulets to defend | | | | trust that the medals will protect them from evil |
| the evil practices. Some members of the society | | | | spirits and help to keep the virtues of the life. Apart |
| impart sacredness to these religious medals where as | | | | from the spiritual significance, religious medals have |
| some others consider it only as a souvenir or a | | | | archaeological relevance. These religious, memorial |
| commemorative piece. Religious medals have become | | | | pieces help to provide an idea about the past events. |
| an integral part of the custom practices in certain | | | | Some of the vintage medals are very costly and are |
| societies. | | | | treated as a valuable collection. |
| Religious medals reflect the unique practices prevalent | | | | Religious medals are popular as jewelry also. They are |
| in a group. Religious medals of Hinduism usually | | | | sometimes custom made in different metals such as |
| feature the picture of the deity. The popular medals | | | | gold, silver, bronze, or copper. Religious medals are |
| of Hinduism include Kali, Durga, Sarasvati, Parvati, | | | | generally used as pendants. Some use it as bracelets, |
| Krishna, Siva, Ganesh, Hanuman, etc. Some medals | | | | part of the rosary, etc. Necklaces in the pattern of |
| feature the holy geometrical figures. Religious medals | | | | religious medals are a recent trend in fashion. |