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Silver Medal: St. Jean de la Palestine. Paris 1806

Date:- 1806 - Classification:- Lodge/Chapter Etc.; Members

Country of Origin:- France -

Description

The Lodge was founded at Paris, June 15, 1780, but now is extinct. Merzdorf calls the “plumb “the tables of the law; it is true it is very wide for a plumb, but the line and plummet are plainly to be distinguished on the medal.

Obverse.—Within a radiant circle a triangle, on which, are four characters resembling the Hebrew tetragrammaton. Legend, ‘‘ .‘. Loge de St. J.. De Ia Palestine.’. O).’. de Paris ‘‘ (St. John, &c.) around the rays, and below, in small letters, filling outthe circle of the legend, “ Anno 5806.”

Reverse—An altar, elevated upon seven steps, its front ornamented with a double triangle, in which is the letter “ G.” Behind the altar a mantle is suspended, upon which are the square and compasses in a wreath of laurel. Above the mantle a radiant triangle, with four psuedo Hebrew letters as on obverse, on the right of which is the sun, and on the left the moon. On either side of the altar is a pillar, having a pine cone on its capital that on the right has a level on its base, and the letter B “ on its shaft ; that on the left a plumb on its base and the letter “ I “ on its shaft. In exergue, an eagle on two crossed laurel branches. Edge milled, Struck like a coin.

Properties

30 mm. Silver