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Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
Bronze Medal: Constance Couronnée. Paris 1806
Date:- 1806 - Classification:- Lodge/Chapter Etc.; Consecration/Dedication
Country of Origin:- France -
Description
Obverse.—A female figure, standing, her face turned to the left, holds erect in her right hand a sword, the hilt of which she places on a burning altar, the front of which is adorned with a five-pointed star; her left hand embraces a pillar, on the rightof which are the square and compasses. Legend, “L.’. De La Constance, Couronne” (Lodge of Crowned Constancy). In exergue, “0.’, De Paris.”
Reverse..—A temple supported by six Doric pillars (three on either side of a closed door), appneached by seven steps; on the right of the temple a beehive and bees, over which is the radiant sun, and on the left an olive tree, and above, the crescent moon. Legend, “Fiat Lux” (Let there be light). In exergue, “5806.”
This Lodge was inaugurated January 25, 1806.
The medal is engraved in T.N.N., Plate 17, Figure 7.
