- Title:
- Medal commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, Australia.
- Object name(s):
- Metal; Medal, Australia
- Brief description:
- Gold coloured metal medal. On the obverse central to the design is a relief depiction of a set square and compass mounted by a relief number '75'. Above this is relief text reading 'QUEENSLAND / FREEMASONRY'. On the reverse central to the design is relief text reading 'THE / UNITED GRAND / LODGE OF QUEENSLAND / 75th. BIRTHDAY / and AWARENESS WEEK'.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Medals Freemasonry Australia
- Comments:
- The maker's mark 'A. J. Parkes' belongs to the Australian medal and badge manufacturing firm 'A. J. Parkes and Co.', based in Queensland. Parkes had previously worked at the Royal Mint in London prior to setting up his business in Brisbane in the 1980's. The company is still active.
- 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:
- Set square and compass
- Dimension:
- D: 3 Dia: 35
- Entry date:
- n/k
- Inscription content:
- 'A. J. Parkes'
- Object name:
- Metal; Medal, Australia
- Object number:
- M2013/1203
- Object production date:
- n/k
- Object production place:
- Australia
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Struck metal
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0a074e78-b765-3f79-9a37-9c8d1fc9f1fc
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0a074e78-b765-3f79-9a37-9c8d1fc9f1fc, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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