- Title:
- Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of freemasonry in the District of Columbia, U.S.A., 1811-2011.
- Object name(s):
- Metal; Medal, United States of America
- Brief description:
- Silver coloured metal medal. On the obverse central to the design is a relief depiction of the United States Capitol enclosed within a set square and compass. On each side of this is the relief text '1811 / 2011'. Encircling the design is relief text reading '200 YEARS OF FREEMASONRY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'. On the reverse central to the design is relief text reading 'CAPITAL / FREEMASONRY / BICENTENNIAL / OF BROTHERHOOD'.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Medals Freemasonry U.S.A. District of Columbia
- Associated concept:
- Architecture U.S.A. District of Columbia Washington United States Capitol
- Comments:
- As most items are manufactured in the same year they are presented, date of manufacture for this medal is taken to be the same as its presentation date. Please note this manufacture date is speculative as occasionally items are manufactured before or even after the date of presentation.
- 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:
- United States Capitol, Set square and compass
- Dimension:
- H: n/a W: n/a D: 4.5 Dia: 76 Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 15/02/2011
- Object name:
- Metal; Medal, United States of America
- Object number:
- M2011/84
- Object production date:
- 2011 (circa)
- Object production place:
- United States of America
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Struck metal
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3d078e11-7203-31ef-a7a5-1b98af681eb9
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3d078e11-7203-31ef-a7a5-1b98af681eb9, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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