Austria coin 10 euro commemorative 2018 "arcangelo Raffaele" fdc
dedicated to the archangel Raphael (healing angel) - copper metal - weight 15 g - diameter 32 mm
Adored by Christians and Jews for his special healing powers - The talismanic properties of Raphael - The Healing Angel encompass both body and soul since Raphael keeps us alert when we travel, helps us heal and stimulates our vitality.
The prototype of a guardian angel, Raphael is also an archangel in Islam. According to the story of the Old Testament, Tobias and the Angel, which appears in the Book of Tobit, Raphael gave Tobia special healing powers in the form of the fish that had attacked the young in the Tigris River - the fish is shown crossed by a pilgrim banner inside the letter R, which is surrounded by the rich design of the green vine - an 1862 portrait of Raphael by an artist of the English School. This shows the patron saint of travelers - who is also said to watch over pilgrims - as a young man with shaggy hair and wings of peacock feathers, a hand holding a pilgrim's stick, the other raised in a blessing.