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Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
Bronze Medal: Amis Bienfaisans et Imitateurs d’Osiris. Paris 1840
Date:- 1840 - Classification:- Lodge/Chapter Etc.; Members
Country of Origin:- France -
Description
The Chapitrale Lodge Les Amis Bienfaisants et des Imitateurs d’Osiris Reunis, by which this medal was struck, was chartered March 29th, 1829, and is still working. There have been apparently two dies for this medal, one of which had a piece broken out onthe left side of the beehive on the obverse ; and there are also slight differences in the rosette and letters on the reverse.
Obverse.—A beehive standing on a low platform and surrounded by a swarm of bees; below, “1840.”
Reverse.—A field left blank, on which is usually engraved the recipient’s name and a date, A circle surrounds it, outside of which is the legend, “L.’. Chap .‘. E C .‘. Des Amis Bien ans Et
Properties
36 mm. Bronze
