Hi Guys,
I found an old portugese religiuos cross tonite. I cleaned it up and it is made of silver,very like in weight.one side has pic. of jesus, and an A on one side of him and the upside down u on the other side of him..whitch I take to mean alpha and omega,, the begining and the end. and above his head are the letters IHS. and under him is a P with a large X through it....
on the back of the medal is a pic. of the virgin mary, I think, and the word ..crusadeon each side of her.and above her is a 5pointed star,not the srate of david.and under her is a symble that I can't remember what its called.. shaped like 3 leafs 1 straight up and one on each side druping down. I found it at a site that use to be an old portugese temple in the late 1800's..
any ideas to it would be greatly apresiated. I will try and post a pic. later thanks .Rick, Ca.
I found an old portugese religiuos cross tonite. I cleaned it up and it is made of silver,very like in weight.one side has pic. of jesus, and an A on one side of him and the upside down u on the other side of him..whitch I take to mean alpha and omega,, the begining and the end. and above his head are the letters IHS. and under him is a P with a large X through it....
on the back of the medal is a pic. of the virgin mary, I think, and the word ..crusadeon each side of her.and above her is a 5pointed star,not the srate of david.and under her is a symble that I can't remember what its called.. shaped like 3 leafs 1 straight up and one on each side druping down. I found it at a site that use to be an old portugese temple in the late 1800's..
any ideas to it would be greatly apresiated. I will try and post a pic. later thanks .Rick, Ca.