Scottish Grand Lodge Medal

The rare silver medal, of which, the annexed engraving is a copy, has been recently added by Bro. James Newton , P. Prov. S.G. Deacon East Lancashire, to his collection of Masonic medals, and at the suggestion of Bro. W. J. Hughan, P.G.D., and by the kindness of the publisher of this magazine, is reproduced here as being interesting to Masonic students generally. In the splendid work by Bro. W.T.R. Marvin, "The Medals of the Masonic Fraternity," printed at Boston , U.S.A., in 1880, under No. XXXII., page 29, is the following description of this modal: "Obverse, arms of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; azure, a chevron between three castles argent (the compasses arc omitted) . Crest, a castle argent. A collar of thistles and thistle leaves encircles the shield, passing behind the crest ; from the collar is suspended a jewel containing St. Andrew and his cross. Legend : THE LORD IS ALL OVR TRUST . Reverse : a mosaic pavement, over -which two brethren arc approaching ; a temple in the background , in front of which, stand two pillars. Above the temple, on the left, is the sun, on the right the moon and seven stars, and over the centre the All-seeing Eye darting' its rays upon the taller of the two brethren, who holds his companion by the hand , and with his right hand points to a female fi gure seated on the right; at her feet is a Corinthian capital;herleftarmrestsuponanaltar;herright hand closes her lips. In the right foreground the Bible, square, and compasses, surrounded by three burning tapers. Between the brethren are a gavel and level lying on the pavement. In exergue : AMICITIA VIKTUTE ET SILEXTIO (by friendship, virtue, and silence) in two lines.

This medal must have been struck previous to 1756, as the seal of the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the charter of St. Andrew's Lodge of Boston, issued in that year, has those arms impaled with the Lion of Scotland. the collar and badge on the obverse are those of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , which was formed in 1736, and that the medal was probably struck about this date to commemorate the institution of the Grand Lodge.

From the Masonic Magazine 1882.