This Monstrance is made of Brass and is 24 carat Gold plated. The Monstrance stands 19 inch (48.5 cm) tall with a width of 10.5 inches and a base of 6.5 inches. It is made of 100% Pure Brass and the base metal and is first Nickel & Chrome electro-plated (40-60 microns) and then 24 Carat Gold (40-60 microns). The gold used for plating is 24 carat bank gold coin with 99.995 purity and not any cheap industrial gold.
The Monstrance comes with a 3" Luna.
Note: This is a hand made monstrance and the engravings are all hand work. Please do not perfect machine finishing in this monstrance
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A Monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory) is the vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican churches for the more convenient exhibition of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary monstrance for the public display of relics of some saints. (source: wikipedia.org)
