Jewel and Medal Collection

'To assist in searching the Jewel Collection it has been divided into the following classifications listed below. A List of All Jewels may still be accessed although due to the size of the catalogue the download of the data may take a few minutes.'

Jewels presented by Lodges, Chapters and similar bodies

Jewels are presented by Lodges and similar organisations for a variety of reasons. The main catagories are listed below. Where the purpose of the jewel is not known the jewel has been included in the "Members" catagory. In this section the term "Lodge" refers equally to Chapters, and simlar bodies in the other masonic orders.

Jewels Include:-

Jewels presented at the Consecration/Dedication of a Lodge

Jewels presented to a Founder of the Lodge

PJewels presented to a Past Officer of the Lodge

Jewels to commemorate an Anniversary of the Lodge

Jewels to commemorate the Centenary/BiCentenary of a Lodge

Jewels to commemorate a Jubilee of the Lodge

Jewels presented for Visits to or from the Lodge

Lodge Tokens and similar items

Jewels presented to or by Members and including Jewels where the purpose in not known

Charity Jewels

Charity is one of the main principles of Freemasonry. Jewels are produced to support chartable enterprises and assist in charitable appeals.

Including

Hall Stone Jewels

Mark Charity Jewels including Mark Benevolent Fund & GL Jewels

Peace Jewels

Royal Masonic Hospital Jewels

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution and its predecessors

Royal Masonic Institution for Boys and its predecessors

Royal Masonic Institution for Girlsand its predecessors

Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys

Grand Charity Jewels

Samaritan Fund Jewels

Other Charity Jewels not included above

General Jewels of Orders; Governing Bodies and similar organisations

Including

Jewels to commemorate the Consecration/Dedication of an Order or Governing Body including expansion into new territory

Jewels to Commemorate a Meeting of an Order

Jewels to Commemorate an Anniversary of an Order

Jewels to Commemorate a Centenary of an Order

Jewels presented to or by Members including general jewels of the Order or jewels where the purpose in unknown

Jewels to commemorate a Person or Persons

Including

Jewels to commemorate the Birth of a person or the anniversary of such

Jewels to commemorate the Marriage of a person (or persons) or the anniversary of such

Jewels to commemorate the Death of a person or the anniversary of such

Jewels to commemorate the Initiation/Installation (or similar event) of a person

Jewels to commemorate the Jubilee of a person (or persons)

Other jewels which commemorate] a person (or persons) of a general or unknown nature

Jewels to commemorate Buildings and other structures

Including

Jewels to commemorate the Foundation of a building or the anniversary of the same

Jewels to commemorate the Dedication or Consecration of a building or the anniversary of the same

Other commemorative Jewels for a building etc.

Jewels commemorating other Historical Events

Jewels in this section commemorate an event or events

Miscellaneous Jewels

This section has other Jewels not included in the above classifications and includes non-masonic jewels