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Title:
Medal celebrating marriage.
Object name(s):
Metal; Medal, Germany
Brief description:
Silver metal medal. On the obverse central to the design is a relief depiction of an altar mounted by a set square and compass and surmounted by two hearts. On the left of the altar is a man and on the right is a woman. They are holding hands above the altar. At the top of the medal is a relief letter 'G' within an irradiated Seal of Solomon. Encircling this whole design is relief text reading 'REINE . HERZEN . REINE . HÆNDE / SIND . EIN . UNVERBRÜCHLICH . BAND'. On the reverse central to the design is a relief depiction of a chain encircling the edge of the medal.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Medals Freemasonry Germany
Comments:
The German text 'REINE . HERZEN . REINE . HÆNDE / SIND . EIN . UNVERBRÜCHLICH . BAND' translates as 'PURE HEART PURE HANDS ARE AN UNBREAKABLE BOND'.
Comments:
The cataloguing of the medal collection at the Library and Museum of Freemasonry was supported by a grant from Arts Council England in 2013.
Content - description:
Altar, Set square and compass, Hearts, Man, Woman, Seal of Solomon, Chain
Dimension:
H: n/a W: n/a D: 3 Dia: 45 Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
'SILBER 0,990'
Object name:
Metal; Medal, Germany
Object number:
M2013/491
Object production date:
n/k
Object production place:
Germany
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Struck metal

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/09e32276-120a-339b-8986-8b99fe080707

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/09e32276-120a-339b-8986-8b99fe080707, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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