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Silver Medal: to commemorate the initiation of the lamented Prince Frederick William of Prussia, late Emperor of Germany.

Classification:- Person; Initiation/Installation

Country of Origin:- Germany -

Description

Struck to commemorate the initiation of the lamented Prince Frederick William of Prussia, late Emperor of Germany.

Obverse—Bust of Frederick William to left. Legend, “Frid Gvil Lvd. Priaoeps Borvssorvm” (Frederick William Louis of the Prussians). Below, in very small letters, “G. Lees Dir. H. Lorenz, Fee.”

Reverse.-—On the trunk of an oak, smoothed off for an altar top, is a cushion, on which are lying a sword, gavel, and collar, to which is suspended a square; against the trunk are leaning shields, bearing the arms of the three Grand Lodges of Prussia; on the left that of the “Grand National Metl,er Lodge of the Three Globes “—three globes, one in front, and two behind, nIl resting on the ground: the lower part of the shield, mason work, colours not denoted: in the centre of that of the “Grand Land Lodge of Germany,” an altar adorned in front with the square and compasses, across it lies a cable-tow, and over it is the meridian sun: and on the right that of the “Grand Lodge, Royal York of Friendship” azure a pallium (similar in figure to letter Y alluding to York) or, between three doves, close, npon olive branches: on the pallium are two compasses conjoined at the beads, so that one point extends along each branch of the pallium. The roots of the tree, and oak leaves appear between the shields and on the sides.