Art Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 bill's Czechoslovakian medal, Prague 1891 fair, bronze, 43mm elverno's 1812 Loge de l'ardente amitié de Rouen, France All Masonic medals from the Napoleonic era qualify as RR+. This one hails from the collection of Prince Victor Napoleon, sometimes known as Napoleon V to supporters. His collection came in part from Napoleon I's personal collection but there's no indication in this pieces' provenance as to when and where to came into his collection. Marvin's book on Masonic medals describes it as follows: "Obverse, On the left, an altar surrounded by a garland, and having on it three burning hearts. At the foot of the altar are the square, compasses, level, and plumb. Above, on the right, a radiant triangle. In exergue, ARDENTE AMITIE O.-. DE ROUEN. in two lines. Reverse, A leafless tree, over which an ivy vine has grown. Legend, LA MORT MEME NE L'EN A PAS SEPARE. [Death itself has not separated them.] This is an octagonal jeton, and was probably struck about 1812. Silver. Size 20." His sizes were in sixteenths of an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Tough choice but I had to go with the Loge de l'ardente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Czech, czech, one, two, three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 The silver eight sided piece! I like heptagontal and octagontal shapes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 wow, they're both great but my vote goes to the octagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowtracks Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 wow, they're both great but my vote goes to the octagon. My thought also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElleKitty Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I actually voted against the lion. o.o That's a gorgeous medal, but the Masonic medal is just WOW. I would love to own one like it someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Group 9.B Winner elverno's 1812 Loge de l'ardente amitié de Rouen, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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