Material: 925◦ silver, 999◦ gold plated
Average weight: 8.5 grams
Size: 41*24mm
Technique: casting, gilding, blackening, handmade.
On the front side, according to tradition, the Crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ is depicted. The reverse side of the cross is dedicated to the twelfth holiday. The Twelfth Feasts are the twelve most important holidays in Orthodoxy after Easter. Devoted to the events of the earthly life of Jesus Christ and the Mother of God, they are among the great holidays.
The Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos is an evangelical event and a Christian holiday dedicated to it; the proclamation by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of the future birth in the flesh of her Jesus Christ. Celebrated on March 25 (April 7)
The events of the Annunciation are described by the only evangelist, the Apostle Luke. In his Gospel, he reports that in the sixth month after the conception of Saint John the Baptist by the righteous Elizabeth, the archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth to the Virgin Mary with the news of the impending birth of the Savior of the world from her: The Lord is with you; Blessed are You among women. She, seeing him, was embarrassed by his words and wondered what kind of greeting it would be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for you have found grace with God; and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and thou shalt bear a Son, and thou shalt call his name: Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of David His father; and shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom shall have no end.” (Luke 1:28-33)
It is believed that God sent the Archangel with the good news on the same day, March 25, on which the Creation of the world took place - thus, humanity was given a second chance.
The mysterious conception of the Virgin Mary refers to the great mystery of piety: in it, humanity brought as a gift to God its purest creation - the Virgin, capable of becoming the mother of the Son of God, and God, having accepted the gift, answered him with the gift of the grace of the Holy Spirit.
