✅ SOLVED Who is this guy?

[diggummup]

I found this medallion on the beach on Saturday morning.It was found in an area that just had a lot of contruction on a new restaurant and pier that was rebuilt after the Hurricane the summer before last.I know it's not a rare and priceless artifact and i'm pretty sure it's not that old either.It's slightly larger than a silver dollar,about half as thick and weighs 16.55 grams,it looks like it was a pin at one time because you can see where the "pin" was brazed on at one time on the back.It doesn't stick to a magnet,it registered 115 on my detector which is in the 25 cent range,it is a reddish rust color and if you scrape away the "paint" you can see a "gold" color underneath that.The image on it seems to be a man holding a staff,wearing a robe,standing knee deep in water,with a child on his left shoulder,the rays of the sun shining behind him.My questions-What could this alloy be? Brass or bronze?
Who is the person/s in the image?
What does this image represent,if anything?
I'm thinking it's religous in nature but i'm not that religious so........

 

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[PBK]

St. Christopher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher

 

[Montana Jim]

St. Christopher... Here is the story behind the picture....

http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=steedman&book=garden&story=christopher

Update: Awwww... Damn PBK! Good work... Um, and FAST!

 

[diggummup]

Doh! Thanks.As he shrivels back into his corner......

 

[warsawdaddy]

Patron Saint to travellers.Large medalions,like the one you found,were often pinned to the headliner of personal auto.It most likely has been blessed by a priest.