Characteristics:
Weight: 4.8 gr
Composition: gold 585
Technique: Miniature relief, blackening, bimetallic casting.
Canonical eight-pointed cross, made of 585 gold. The shape of the cross resembles a seal that is applied to holy bread - the prosphora used in the sacrament of the Sacrament. This seal has an ancient meaning, described in the Revelation of John the Theologian. The book of the Apostle mentions how the angels placed seals upon those who were chosen by the Lord Jesus Christ.
On the cross are the canonical inscriptions: "Jesus Nazarene - King of the Jews", "King of Glory" and "Let us worship the foot of His feet." In the decoration of the cross you can see a shamrock - a symbol of the Holy Trinity. And from the back of the cross, the initial words of Troparion to the Holy Cross are inscribed: "May God arise and His enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Him flee from Him." As the smoke disappears, so they also disappear. "
