Are Miraculous Medals with incomplete and/or illegible text valid?

[Raph]

I have two odd miraculous medals, one part of a four way scapular medal and a small, cheap one.
The ejaculatory prayer in both of them is rather illegible, but I can figure out most of what is written.
And the text of the scapular medal seems to be different from the original. It’s written in Latin “Regina sine labe originali concepta OPN”, which translates to “Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us”, I believe.
I found it pretty odd, since the phrase should be “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee”

So, my question is: Does it matter if the text of the medal is illegible and/or a bit different from the original? Are my two medals valid/genuine or invalid/fake?

Ave Maria!

 

[edward_george1]

Validity refers to whether or not a sacrament took place, i.e. whether matter, form, and intent were all correct and present. It doesn’t apply to sacramentals, or really to any object. Only the action of having worked a sacrament and its result.

That said, the point of a sacramental is to dispose us to receive Divine Grace, so if a Miraculous Medal does that, wonderful. It doesn’t matter what’s printed on it. The power of a sacramental, whether it’s an object or a prayer or whatever flows not from its construction, but from the faith of the user.

-Fr ACEGC

 

[Ioannes_L]

So, my question is: Does it matter if the text of the medal is illegible and/or a bit different from the original? Are my two medals valid/genuine or invalid/fake?

I don’t know if this would make the medal invalid or fake, but the thing is, Our Lady herself gave this model to St. Catherine Labouré, so…

 

[Tis_Bearself]

In the case of the MM, I’ve seen a number of variations because it’s a popular medal.
I am sure a sincere wearer of a medal that substantially resembled MM as given by Mary to St Catherine Laboure would receive Mary’s grace.

However, many Catholics prefer to have the medal as exactly correct to St. Catherine’s description of what Mary revealed to her as possible, because they want the link to Our Lady and in some cases even worry that small changes might have bad symbolism (like Masonic).

 

[Raph]

I think that makes sense, and I appreciate your answer, but aren’t the sacramentals (or anything) required to meet certain criteria to be considered legit?
I mean, if someone tries to make a miraculous medal, but fails to put the M with a cross, the starts and the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts, I don’t think the end result could be considered a miraculous medal. I also saw in a shop a medal that looked like a miraculous medal, but I don’t think it could be considered one because it had “Ave Maria gratia plena” written instead of the intended prayer.
Or, another example, the scapular medal consists of a medal made of metal that depicts Jesus and His Sacred Heart on one side and an image of Our Lady on the other. If an artist were to craft a scapular medal, but placed an image of Saint Joseph instead of Our Lady, the result would be a medal, but not a scapular medal, right?

I mean, what I’m trying to find out is whether a miraculous medal with an illegible, slightly different or incomplete text written could be considered a (legit) miraculous medal.
I’m sorry if I didn’t express myself well enough before.