Common Rosary Centerpieces

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What are the most common Rosary centerpieces?

Before I knew much about the Catholic faith, I believed that all rosaries had Marian centerpieces.

Is some imagine of Mary the most common centerpiece? Or is there even such a thing as a “most common” centerpiece?
 
From what I’ve seen, probably the greater percentage of rosary centerpieces are Marian in theme. A popular alternative is a Sacred Heart centerpiece, and the remainder are saints’ images. Not being in the industry of rosary-making, I have no idea what the breakdown is. One thing that is worth noting is the sheer volume of titles of the Blessed Virgin (the last time I saw a list, there were well over thirty “Our Lady of…” medals, and those were just the more popular ones.) A second point worth considering is that basically, although Mary Herself always points us and nudges us toward Her Son, the rosary itself is a Marian devotion in nature. So it’s not surprising in the least that the greatest number of rosaries you encounter will most likely have a Marian-themed centerpiece.
 
God’s peace. An interesting Marian centerpiece variation that I have on one of my rosaries is a small silver replica of a sand dollar, which has a star-shaped pattern in the center. One of the BVM’s titles is “Star of the Sea”, so this fits perfectly. See attached photo. Blessings, ~Br. Carlo~
 
Mine (one of mine) has the medal of St. Benedict as its centerpiece.
 
I’ve got three: one with Our Lady of Fatima, another with Sacred Heart/Immaculate Heart, and one with the Miraculous Medal. The Fatima centerpiece is so lovely: a tiny painting of the children and Our Lady.
 
Most of the Rosaries I see today have the Miraculous Medal as a centerpiece. Years ago it was always an image of Mary on one side and Jesus on the other. I have a Rosary purchased at the Vatican during the 1975 Holy Year showing Pope Paul IV on one side and an image of St.Peter’s Basilica on the other.
 
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