- 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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