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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1394

European Medals, 18-19th Century (6) | Switzerland, Swiss National Grand Lodge, Esperance and Cordiality Lodge of Lausanne, AR Masonic Medal, 1822, by unknown, ESPERANCE ET CORDIALITE ORIENT DE LAUSANNE, draped figure surrounded by seven stars, Greek temple behind, 12 JANVIER 1822 in exergue, rev. GRANDE LOGE NATIONALE SUISSE . 24 JUIN 1822, square and compasses in the field, two hands joined, radiating triangle containing an eye, plain edge, 32mm, 12.42g, previously mounted and lightly contact marked, yet toned, very fine; Switzerland, Inauguration of Masonic Lodge in Geneva, AR Medal, 1898, by Georges Hantz, Masonic letters in legend, Phoenician draped and facing left, rev. INAUGURATION DV NOUVEAV TEMPLE MACONNIQVE DE GENEVA 1898, compass, square and laurel branch below, plain edge, 37mm, 24.78g, lightly friction marked, otherwise extremely fine; France, Orient of Saint-Quentin, Philanthropy, AR Masonic Medal, undated, by unknown, DE LA PHILANTROPIA A LO DE ST QUENTIN 5799, Freemason takes an oath before altar, rev. within serpent, ETERNITE CONSTANCE, Masonic instruments, milled edge, 29mm, 8.23g (Br 25), bagmarked, very fine; France, Orient of Paris, Unity of Men, AR Masonic Medal, undated, by unknown, ELLE UNIT LES HOMMES, compass and square, within serpent and wreath, rev. DE L'AIGLE FRANCAISE, shield of arms, OR DE PARIS 5806 in exergue, milled edge, 31mm, 11.71g, rub to higher points, yet toned, good very fine; France, Orient of Paris, Saint Augustus of Intelligence, AR Masonic Medal, c. 1789, by unknown, FIAT LUX, radiant pelican hovering above an acacia, a temple and a beehive, rev. L DE ST AUGUSTE DE LA PARFAITE INTELLIGENCE, FONDE PAR LE V F ESPERIT L'AN 5789 within beaded border, plain edge, 29mm, 8.733g, rubbed, otherwise very fine; France, Perseverance of Rouen, AR Medal, 1817, by unknown, L DE LA PERSERVERANCE O DE ROUEN, draped figure holds tree and waters rocks, rev. POST TENEBRAS LUX, temple with pillars inscribed J-B, plain edge, 27mm, 8.06g, lightly marked, yet toned and with a flashy lustre, good very fine; Netherlands, Friendship Silver Medal, 1779, by unknown, IK WIL AAN U DOEN WAT UW HERTE BEGEERD, Jonathan and David, each in military attire and with inscribed shield behind, standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands, GULHARTIGE VRIENDSC, in two lines in exergue, rev. DE VRIENDSCHAP 'T WARE ZOUT VAN'T MENSCHELYKE LEV ZOUDE IK OM AL HET GOUDT VOOR 'T WIST NOG ONRUST GEVEN. 1779, in seven lines, laurel branch below, plain edge, 12h, 3.21g, touch of softness to the highest points and some hairlining in the fields, otherwise with a handsome tone and lustre, near extremely fine, in wooden case (7)

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