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Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
Silver Medal: John Schouten Launch of the Ship “Broedertrouw”. Dordrecht. 1836
Date:- 1836 - Classification:- Person; Anniversary
Country of Origin:- Netherlands -
Description
Struck in Utrecht on the 25th anniversary of the initiation of Bro. John Schouten, of Dortrecht, on which day he launched a vessel called the Broedertrouw, or True Brother, and presented his partners, all of whom were Freemasons, with the foregoing souvenir.
Obverse,—A wreath of acacia surrounds an anchor, surmounted by a rudder, laid diagonally. On the edge of the rudder, “Broedertrouw,” and below, very small, “I. P. S. F.” (I. P. Sehouberg Fecit)~
Reverse,—Within a wreath of olive, “Enkentenis Voor, Broedertrouw xxi. November MDCCCXXXVI” (Token of remembrance of a True Brother, Nov. 21, 1836).
Engraved in M., Plate 9; in Z., Book 5, Plate 6; and in A. Q. R., 1859, Page 473
Properties
37 mm. Silver