First Communion is the first time a Catholic child receives the Eucharist. The wheat and grapes stand for the bread and wine, and the host is marked IHS, the first letters of the name of Jesus in Greek. French families traditionally gave a medal like this as a keepsake of the day.
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KM-1223 French First Communion Cross Medal
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A silver-toned cross with fleur-de-lis ends. A chalice with a radiant host marked IHS stands in the centre, with wheat ears on one side and a grapevine with grapes on the other. Inscriptions explained: IHS is a monogram of the name of Jesus, from the first three letters of ‘Jesus’ in Greek (IHΣOYΣ).
