Mirakuleuze medaille, devotiepenning gewijd aan de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis van de Maagd Maria en de en de heilige Maagd van Kevelaer 1830

This is an anonymous Miraculous Medal, a devotion medal dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Virgin of Kevelaer, its date of creation is unknown. The medal's composition is divided between two scenes on either side of an oval field. On one side, we see an iconic depiction of the Virgin Mary, arms outstretched, surrounded by an inscription and the year "1830." On the reverse side, another Marian image recalls the Virgin of Kevelaer. Here, the visual language speaks of devotion and faith through carefully composed figures and text. The medal's creation employs a visual semiotic system that reinforces a sense of the sacred. The images function as signs, deeply embedded in religious cultural codes, intended to inspire faith and communicate specific theological messages. What fixed meanings do you think this imagery reinforces, and what values are being expressed?